Yesterday we "chased" an Oldsquaw, or to be more scientifically and politically correct, a Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis. Though not particularly rare in Colorado, this species has eluded us ever since we started birding. I (Marcel) finally saw my lifer Long-tailed Duck in Maine this summer, but Joel had yet to see one. Seizing the opportunity of visiting the Denver Art Museum, we took the short side trip to the Denver City Park to look for a long-staying immature male bird. True to form, we easily found it in the Duck Pond behind the Denver Zoo, among the more common Mallards, Northern Shovelers, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, American Coots, and Canada Geese.
All photos by Joel Such
Canada Goose - 3000
American Wigeon - 4
Mallard - 16
Northern Shoveler - 8
Northern Pintail - 4
Redhead - 8
Ring-necked Duck - 14
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 6
Common Goldeneye - 11
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
American Coot - 12
Ring-billed Gull - 35
Rock Pigeon - 3
Black-billed Magpie - 3
American Crow - 20
American Robin - 4
European Starling - 100
House Sparrow - 6
19 species
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