Northern Larimer reservoirs on 11/4

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

Made a quick run around some of the reservoirs in northern Larimer today.

Highlights:

North Poudre #3 had a few Common Goldeneyes (FOS for me), a few White Pelicans, but not a lot else of interest.

Tundra Swan (3) at an unnamed body of water a little over 1/2 mile w of the intersection of CR 70E/CR11.  This is just north of North Poudre #3.  If you go north from North Poudre #3 until you come to the T at 70E, turn left (west) and go until you see a small power station on the right (north).  The water body, shown as temporary in the DeLorme, is just w of the little power station.  This place always seems to have a mix of diving/dabbling ducks and is worth checking.  As I viewed the swans a little before noon, they took off and flew directly south.  I went back and checked NPoudre#3 and they were NOT there.  They could be at any of the myriad lakes just north of FC, but would suspect Terry Lake, Long Pond, Fossil Creek Res, maybe even Horsetooth Res, as places they could have gone.  Of course, they could be in Pueblo by now, too.

Common Loon and a few Bonaparte's Gulls at Douglas Reservoir.  Not a lot of other birds, really.

At Hamilton Res near the Rawhide Power Plant w of the I-25 Buckeye Exit, most of the waterfowl were far off, per usual, along the southwest, west, and northwest shores.  Mostly Mallards, fair number of Western Grebes.  A few White Pelicans.  Nothing unusual that I could see.

Timnath Res is filling up.  The island and point that held most of the birds a month ago are gone.  No scoters or unusual gulls that I could find.  One Common Loon.  One Double-crested Cormorant.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins