Teals x 3 in CCSP

[Gary Brower]

COBirders,

I can’t remember seeing all three teals (BW, GW & Cinnamon) in the same body of water at the same time. Today, in one of the Cottonwood Creek Ponds, I got lucky.

I will say that, if it hadn’t been for COVID, I might have wandered a bit further afield (while still staying in Arapahoe County) . . . but it was a nice afternoon of wandering CCSP.

Gary Brower
Unincorporated Arapahoe County

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

I've had that phenomenon many times, same place.  Green-wings come in first in the spring, leave last in the fall.

 

About thirty years ago I had the famous garganey at Sombrero Marsh.  Those teal were also there.  I have a good picture (somewhere, probably could find it) of a lateral view diamond pattern of the gargany and bl-w and gr-w flying together, total four birds.

 

Karl Stecher

Aurora/Arapahoe

 

 

 

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[Gary Brower]

Karl,

Lucky you!

As I said in my OP, I probably wouldn’t have seen this unless COVID-restrained!  Unrelated to teal, the same afternoon yielded VIRA (as a county bird). 

Moral of story . . . spend more time in your “backyard”!

Gary Brower

Unincorporated Arapahoe County

[Donna Stumpp]

I too had a Teal trifecta (BW, GW, Cinnamon) at Robert Easton Park in Littleton (SW Jeffco County) today! I enjoyed the trifecta post tremendously, and probably wouldn't have taken notice if not for that. I hadn't been to this park before, but it's in my county so I thought I'd give it a try. It was fantastic!

Thanks to everyone for the creative ideas to keep county birding engaging and challenging!

Donna Stumpp

Westminster, Jefferson County

[Caleb A]

All the Teal talk reminds me of the day I got Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, and Cinnamon Teal at Rigden Reservoir in one day. They were admittedly all in separate bodies of water (the Green-winged were in a pond across the east railroad tracks, the Blue-winged were in the NE corner of the reservoir, and the Cinnamons were in the creek east of the reservoir), but it was still a really great day!

The birds are happy, and so am I

~Caleb Alons

[Ray, Graham]

I had the Teal Trifecta yesterday at the tiny pond where the Rod and Gun Club duck blind is at the Arsenal.  I took photos but surprisingly the Teals did not cooperate.  They were never together and when two would be near each other only one would have its head up at a time!  The pandemic has enabled me to learn more about the Arsenal which has been a good thing.

Graham Ray

Denver

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All the Teal talk reminds me of the day I got Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, and Cinnamon Teal at Rigden Reservoir in one day. They were admittedly all in separate bodies of water (the Green-winged were in a pond across the east railroad tracks, the Blue-winged were in the NE corner of the reservoir, and the Cinnamons were in the creek east of the reservoir), but it was still a really great day!

The birds are happy, and so am I

~Caleb Alons

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