Barr Lake - Adams CO

[Ira Sanders]

Birders,

Barr Lake is being refilled by the irrigation company that owns the water there.  Last month the lake was at drought levels as the irrigation company worked on some gates in the dam.  It is now rising quickly as the work on the gates is finished.

Today there were >5000 geese there (estimate and I'm probably quite low) which were mostly Canada and Cackling but included several hundred Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (incl 1 Blue morph Ross's) and at least 6 Greater White-fronted Geese.  There were 1,000's of Common Merganser, a handful of Canvasback and other assorted ducks.   Also >15 Bald Eagles and the dark morph Rough-legged Hawk has returned for a 5th year.   

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Ira Sanders

Golden, CO