no Snowy Owl (Denver Co.); birdy Barr Lake (Adams Co.)

[David Dowell]

I and other birders were unable to find the Snowy Owl this morning in the previously reported location northeast of DIA.  Other sightings in the fields provided brief excitement:  3 Ferruginous Hawks, pale rocks, and white plastic bags.

Barr Lake continues to host thousands of geese and has also now attracted thousands of Common Mergansers, thousands of gulls (including 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 adult Thayer's Gull), and hundreds of common ducks.  All species I was able to find were expected for this location and date.

David Dowell

Longmont, CO