Sloan's Lake / Greater Scaup (Denver)
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Matthew Baker
Mar 7, 2014, 11:05:26 AM3/7/14
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This morning I arrived at Sloan's Lake in the drizzle just in time to see 14 scaup take flight... they briefly circled while gaining altitude and I was able to see the white stripe on the wing extending almost to the tip, which if Point Pelee Winter Birding 101 taught me anything, means Greater Scaup.
According to eBird, there have never been any Greater Scaup reported on Sloan's Lake... they flagged the report as 'record high count'...
The Greater White-Fronted was not visible to me, but some geese were still flying back and forth. Incidentally, eBird doesn't have a report of GWFG since 1979!
Red-winged blackbirds are back and calling... there are several darker smaller white-cheeked geese with bold white collars...
Who knows what else will turn up in the coming weeks...
Sloan's Lake is between 26th and 17th just east of Sheridan. Best access if you're driving is the parking lot reached by turning east onto 25th from Sheridan and driving to Oak st.
-Matthew Baker
Denver, CO
This morning I arrived at Sloan's Lake in the drizzle just in time to see 14 scaup take flight... they briefly circled while gaining altitude and I was able to see the white stripe on the wing extending almost to the tip, which if Point Pelee Winter Birding 101 taught me anything, means Greater Scaup.
According to eBird, there have never been any Greater Scaup reported on Sloan's Lake... they flagged the report as 'record high count'...
The Greater White-Fronted was not visible to me, but some geese were still flying back and forth. Incidentally, eBird doesn't have a report of GWFG since 1979!
Red-winged blackbirds are back and calling... there are several darker smaller white-cheeked geese with bold white collars...
Who knows what else will turn up in the coming weeks...
Sloan's Lake is between 26th and 17th just east of Sheridan. Best access if you're driving is the parking lot reached by turning east onto 25th from Sheridan and driving to Oak st.
-Matthew Baker
Denver, CO
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