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Chronic Exposure in Colorado

10,000 Birds

Another former military complex, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Reserve has very few rocky mountains in it, but it does have two herds of American Bison , at least one Striped Skunk , a lot of deer and an amazing number of birds (278 species in eBird).

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Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

La Selva (OTS Reserve). Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. 28 Jan 2020. Raptor Ridge.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

10,000 Birds

The west end of the lake has been designated as a Watchable Wildlife Reserve, with some nice walking trails and a couple of very nice hides built overlooking some varied waterways. In the past, seeing some of these Ring-necked Ducks would have been rather scarce, so here is a shot of the small group that were on the larger pond.

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