Another Pac. Loon at Boyd Lake

[marimammoser]

I went to Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland this noon to see what may be about.

I went to the south end viewing area that I used in October to observe the

Pacific loon seen then. I located the group of about 25-30 Western Grebes. In

amongst them was another Pacific Loon. This one was different than the Loon

that was reported in early October. This one has not yet completed its moult to

basic plumage, still having quite a bit of smudgy gray-brown feathering in the

throat. It was last seen sleeping in amongst the Grebes.

I did not see a Red-necked Grebe. I had looked over the southern 1/3 of the lake.

Joe Mammoser

Fort Collins

Larimer County