Birds at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson and Douglas counties)

[Charlie Lawrence]

I checked out the area today that I have for the CBC on Saturday. Muddy trails but all five lakes on the east side of the Platte to the south of Kingfisher Bridge have open water. Hopefully at least some of them will stay open on Saturday even with 2-3 days of cold weather. Best birds found were 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet's and a couple of Western Scrub Jays.

I also spent some time scoping the main Reservoir from the sand spit. I was able to pick out one male Red-breasted Merganser out of the hundreds of Common Merganser's below the dam. I also had 2 Common Loons in the same area. I didn't see any unusual Gulls.

I checked out South Platte Reservoir (Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties) looking for Scoters. None were found. Many Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads and American Coots and a few Ruddy Ducks.

Good birding and have fun at the Christmas Bird Counts.

Charlie Lawrence
Centennial, CO



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