I made a loop through parts of Boulder and Weld County today to catch some of the interesting recent sightings. Here are the highlights.
Boulder Creek bridge at 75th
Eastern Phoebe - a second bird has joined the individual found previously by Elena Klaver and Topi
Wood Ducks - 4 whistling in a cottonwood upstream from the bridge
Red-tailed Hawk flew to nest
Lagerman Reservoir
Osprey on nest platform
Bald Eagle - adult flying near nest
Great-tailed Grackle
Crane Hollow heronry
13 Great Blue Herons at or near nests
McIntosh Reservoir
6 Western Grebes among the handful of distant dabbling ducks
Union Reservoir
Sue Riffe's Red-breasted Mergansers still present along with many Western Grebes and a couple of Clark's.
6 Bonaparte's Gulls
109th at Boulder Creek
Greater Yellowlegs
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Chuck Hundertmark
2546 Lake Meadow Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026