McIntosh Lake and Harvard Street Impoundment Ponds: Boulder County

[Bryan Guarente]

I went to the Harvard Street Impoundment to see what the low water levels were going to be good for.  Turned out it was pretty birdy, but not very diverse.

18 American Avocets

6 Greater Yellowlegs

5 Lesser Yellowlegs

1 Wilson's Snipe

3 Killdeer

2 Blue-winged Teal

8 Green-winged Teal

Off the water were the normal birds, plus 4 Barn Swallows and 2 Tree Swallows flying over (FOY).

Over on Lake McIntosh, there was limited action.  Best birds were two adult Bald Eagles and a flyover Osprey on the south shore.  Aechmophorous grebes were present, but unidentifiable with binoculars only.  

Bryan Guarente

Instructional Designer/Meteorologist

UCAR/The COMET Program

Boulder, CO