[cobirds] Windsor and Crom Lakes (Weld) on 3/18/21

Highlights from Windsor Lake this morning were:

California Gull (1a)  FOY for me.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1a)

Herring Gull (20+)

Double-crested Cormorant (3)  FOY for me.

White Pelican (1)

Mountain Chickadee (2)

Hooded Merganser (1m)

Brown Creeper (1)

Total of 31 species

Surprisingly, almost no waterfowl on the portion of the lake e of Rte. 257.  The following birds were snapping up abundant midges atop the snow: Red-winged Blackbirds and Western Meadowlarks.  House Sparrows were inside old Cliff Swallow nests along the ditch on the north side.  Gulls were getting crayfish and what appeared to be perch (or maybe bullhead catfish) on the portion of the lake which is west of Rte. 257.

Highlights from Crom Lake on Weld CR31 several miles n of SR14:

Canvasback (15)

Ring-necked Duck (1m)

Lesser Scaup (8)

Redhead (2m)

Green-winged Teal (1m)

American Wigeon (2m)

Mallard (couple 100)

Northern Shoveler (1m)

Killdeer (1)

Total of 14 species

East side portion of lake still frozen but not for long.

Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins