Boulder County reservoirs, afternoon of Tuesday 6 Dec

[David Dowell]

Valmont Reservoir had an immature RED-THROATED LOON, two Common Loons, and the RED-NECKED GREBE found by Jeff Parks.  Christian Nunes spotted 4 TUNDRA SWANS (3 ad, 1 juv) on Hillcrest Reservoir, the southernmost of the Valmont three-lake complex. These birds were all finding food, so let's hope they find enough food to stick around until the CBC rather then getting scared off by the short period of cold weather.

The other RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Boulder Reservoir.  When Boulder Reservoir freezes over tonight/tomorrow night, could this grebe possibly find its way over to Valmont to join the other one?  These grebes do look different enough such that we could identify which is which, if they are re-found in coming days.

David Dowell

Longmont, CO