Neotropic Cormorant and good gulls - McKay Rd., Thornton

[Greg Levandoski]

Yesterday Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig and I spotted a Neotropic Cormorant standing among a group of Double-crested Cormorants at McKay Road ponds, directly east of the junction of McKay Rd and E 100th Ave.  It was considerably smaller than the DCCOs surrounding it and had a very long tail.  

Exact location:

39.879747, -104.913894

At the pond just SE of this junction we spotted an adult Mew Gull, among a large group of Ring-billed Gulls with a few Herring Gulls roosting on a small sandy island.

On the same island was this large Glaucous-winged-like adult gull (pink legs, gray primary tips darker than mantle) seen in the mediocre photo below (second from right, in foreground):

Also seen at these ponds in the past week have been 2 Glaucous Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull and this interesting gull sp. that Chris Petrizzo requested help ID-ing a few days ago.  I'd be very interested to hear the community's thoughts on it as well.

Greg Levandoski

Evergreen, CO

[Adam Vesely]

Riley and Heather Morris and I are viewing the Neotropic Cormorant in the small pond east of the Elaine Valente parking lot. Good size comparison with a Double-crested. Red-throated Loon also present.

Adam Vesely
Thornton, CO

[Michael Lester]

Hi all,

I have the Neotropic Cormorant in the pond east of Sprat Platte fishing pond now. 3rd pond south of 104th.

Michael Lester
Littleton

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