Greater Yellowlegs/Weld and Larimer Water Tour

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Weld Route:  Crom Lake, Drake Lake, WCR 31/80 Pond, Cozzens Lake, 25th Ave Gravel Pond, Fst Ponds, 35th Ave Gravel Ponds, Seeley Lake, Neuman's lake, Neff Lake, Woods Lake, Angel lake, Baldridge March and Lake, WCR 23 Severance Marsh

 

Larimer Route: Wellington SWA, Clark Reservoir, Boxelder Reservoirs

Owl Canyon Road Ponds, Spitzer Lake, Demmel Lake, Smith lake SWA, N Poudre #3, N Poudre #4, Bee lake, N Poudre #6, Elder Reservoir, Windsor Reservoir #8, Annex #8 Reservoir

 

Primarily looked at waterfowl and shorebirds

 

Highlights:

Say's Phoebe (Baldridge Residential area-Severance)

Greater Yellowlegs - 2 (Owl Canyon Road Ponds)

Killdeer - 4 (Cozzens Lake)

Greater White-fronted (N Poudre #3

Snow Goose - 5 (N Poudre #3, WCR 31/80 Pond)

Bald Eagle - 5

Mute Swan (25th Ave Pond)

Wilson's Snipe (Neuman's Lake)

Great Horned Owl on nest (Wellington SWA)

Cackling Goose

 

Waterfowl seen:

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

American Coot Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com