Weld County Today

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All

Today Cathy Sheeter and I had a lovely morning in w. Weld County

There is a pond just e. of WCR 37 on WCR 46. 

7 TUNDRA SWANS (2 imm, 5 ad)

1 GLAUCOUS GULL (first cycle)

1 THAYER'S GULL

1 LBB GULL

4 SANDHILL CRANE

At Windsor Lake (not Reservoir):

>200 Herring Gulls

>1200 Common Mergs

10 THAYER'S GULLS

2 LBB Gulls

Angel Lake (WCR 74, just w. of WCR 27)

male MEXICAN DUCK

hybrid ROSS'S x CANADA GOOSE

hybrid SNOW x CANADA GOOSE

Woods Lake (WCR 74 just e. of WCR 27)

hybrid SNOW x CACKLING GOOSE

>6000 Lesser Canada Geese

THAYER'S GULL

Neff Lake (CO 392 and WCR 31)

SNOW x CANADA GOOSE

Seeley Reservoir (WCR 66 between 33 and 37)

4 THAYER'S GULLS

1 LBB GULL

>1300 COMMON MERG

>50 RB MERG

WCR 59 Ponds (WCR, just S of US 34, near Kersey)

male EURASIAN WIGEON

Truly, almost every place was packed with geese and ducks, and some other interesting stuff like a late N Shrike, a couple Say's Phoebes, etc.

Good Birding

Steven Mlodinow

Longmont, CO