Hooded Mergansers at Denver City Park
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Charles Hundertmark
Aug 4, 2013, 5:49:40 PM8/4/13
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A Denver Field Ornithologists field trip to City Park yesterday produced a short species list highlighted by two Hooded Mergansers, apparently birds of the year. Eleven observers found 20 species with most of the heronry birds gone. The few lingering Double-crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night Herons and Snowy Egrets were predominantly juveniles or immatures.
Canada Goose 110 Including near grown fledged young
Mallard 12
Hooded Merganser 2
Double-crested Cormorant 42 Many first year birds and young still on at least 3 nests in colony on Duck Lake
Snowy Egret 16 Mostly birds fledged in Ferril Lake heronry.
Black-crowned Night-Heron 9 2 adults. Others immature. 1 adult feeding young.
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 30 Including fledged young
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 43
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 3
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Chuck Hundertmark
Mallard 12
Hooded Merganser 2
Double-crested Cormorant 42 Many first year birds and young still on at least 3 nests in colony on Duck Lake
Snowy Egret 16 Mostly birds fledged in Ferril Lake heronry.
Black-crowned Night-Heron 9 2 adults. Others immature. 1 adult feeding young.
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 30 Including fledged young
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 43
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 3
Chuck Hundertmark
2546 Lake Meadow Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
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