Thayer's Gulls, Black-crowned Night-Heron at Smith Lake in Washington Park, Denver

[Joe Roller]

There is a little open water in Smith Lake at Washington Park, near S Franklin St

and East Exposition in east Denver.

I checked it briefly about noon today and there were about a dozen Herring Gulls there,

mostly adults, and  other age groups. This is surprising, as past high count for Herrings

here is about 2.

There was a beautiful juvy Thayer's Gull and an adult Thayer's. Photographers might want to know that

the gulls were confiding and close to shore, where scoff-laws were tossing bread to the Mallards.

As I was leaving, Charles Thornton-Kolbe strolled by and admire the lards and pointed out

a Black-crowned Night Heron next to the bandstand.

Joe Roller,

Denver, CO