Last week we finally found a Snowy Owl in a different location. It was not the great views we hoped for, but a Life Bird for Nina anyway. Its an agricultural area with harvested crops in some fields and other fields left fallow. The Owl was sitting in a short grass pasture with several head of cattle in the background. I hope it finds something good to eat.
.....Today I joined Boulder Bird Club on a trip to the South Platte River. I was in a carpool group as we drove south to a suburb of Denver and parked in a gravel parking area just off a minor highway. A walking/ biking path along the South Platte River gave good views into the river. We saw a wonderful collection of winter ducks, everything you would expect, with Redheads and Canvasbacks missing. Common Goldeneye males are practicing courtship moves, and Ring-necked Ducks were playing in the faster current of the river. A highlight was a male Barrow's Goldeneye !!
There is very little snow remaining on the ground, its a landscape of dried brown grasses. Ice on the ponds is beginning to melt. Loveland Lake is mostly ice free now, while the pond at Bittersweet Park has some open water at the western end. All the Canada Geese have disappeared.
Photos of the pond at nearby Bittersweet Park, and of Nina's house.
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