Pueblo Reservoir-Area

Meet trip leader Brandon Percival at 8 am in the parking lot below the dam, just before reaching the pay station into the state park. This lot is on the left (west) side of Juniper Drive. We will carpool to sites on the west and north ends of the lake first, ending the morning at the South Shore Marina and SE corner of the reservoir. To enter the State Park, you will need an annual pass sticker or daily pass (fee $6.00). We’ll plan to bird the entire reservoir from 8 am to noon. The trip could continue into the afternoon, perhaps going to Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon, and Pueblo City Park looking for other birds. Bring lunch if you want to stick around into the afternoon.

Past trips have yielded rarities including Red-throated and Pacific Loons, Red-necked Grebe, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Brant, Little Gull and Lesser and Great Black-backed Gulls. There will be many waterfowl to observe, along with raptors and interesting land birds. A new bird for the trip last year was a Northern Mockingbird.

Aiken members wishing to carpool from Colorado Springs should meet at 7 am at the Sears Southgate / Broadmoor Towne Center (Hwy 115 and Lake Ave.), in the parking lot across from Starbucks.

Contact Brandon at bkpercival@yahoo.com, phone 719.547.3722 (h) or 242.5822 (c), or Donna Emmons at emmons7@yahoo.com or 719.369.9704

Contact Cyndy Kulp at KulpC@aol.com or 719.634.0627 if you wish to carpool from Colorado Springs.

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