Carson Nature Center on South Platte River, 3/9/2003

Carson Nature Center on South Platte River, 3/9/2003
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Carson Nature Center, 3/9/2003

Hours of Carson Nature Center

Before nature walk at Carson Nature Center, 3/9/2003

Trout in air! (Actually in aquarium at nature center.)

Trout in air! (Actually in aquarium at nature center.)

Black widow spider in cage.
$Racer snake\nColuber constrictor$

Racer snake
Coluber constrictor

Prairie dog.

$Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.\nMustela frenata$

Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.
Mustela frenata
$Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.\nMustela frenata$

Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.
Mustela frenata

Virginia Rail

Virginia Rail

Common Poorwill
$Northern Flicker (red-shafted)\nColaptes auratus$

Northern Flicker (red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
$Northern Flicker (red-shafted)\nColaptes auratus$

Northern Flicker (red-shafted)
Colaptes auratus

Owl

Eastern Screech-owl.
$House Wren\nTroglodytes aedon$

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon

Model of Nature Center area including lakes and trails. We hiked from Nature Center to Cooley Lake to bird watch.

Upper South Platte River drainage system map. Of particular interest to Denver residents with the multi-year drought! Current levels as % of capacity (3/10/03) for reserviors feeding Denver are: Antero: 0.04%, 11-Mile: 45%, Cheesman: 56%, Strontia Springs: 88%, Marston: 75% (they drained upper reserviors to move water towards Denver).

$Mourning Dove\nZenaida macroura$

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cedarwaxwing

Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's form)

Red-tailed Hawk (immature)

Swainson's Hawk (immature)

Swainson's Hawk (immature) with mouse.
$1. Hooded Merganser (female)\n (Lophodytes cucullatus)\n2. Common Merganser (female)\n (Mergus merganser)\n3. Common Merganser (male)\n (Mergus merganser)$

1. Hooded Merganser (female)
(Lophodytes cucullatus)
2. Common Merganser (female)
(Mergus merganser)
3. Common Merganser (male)
(Mergus merganser)

$Common Merganser (female)\n (Mergus merganser)$

Common Merganser (female)
(Mergus merganser)
$Hooded Merganser (female)\n (Lophodytes cucullatus)$

Hooded Merganser (female)
(Lophodytes cucullatus)
$Common Merganser (male)\n (Mergus merganser)$

Common Merganser (male)
(Mergus merganser)

Great Blue Heron with fish.

Gadwall (Anas strepera)

American Coot (Eulica americana)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Close up of Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Violet-green swallow (left), Cliff Swallow (right). Both on barbed wire.

Beaver chewing on tree.

Coyote

Milk Snake ("Red touch Yellow, Kill a Fellow - Red touch Black, Good for Jack"), rhyme of coral snake vs. non-poisonous snakes.

Muskrat - We actually saw one of these in the South Platte river on our nature walk.

Wood duck

Rainbow trout in aquarium.

Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)

Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)

Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)

Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)

Snapping turtle

Tiger salamanders

Tiger salamanders

Tiger salamanders

Snake

Snake

Pelican spanning the reading area at the Nature Center. This poor guy was the victim of fishing line. It drowned with the line wrapped throughout its wings.

Belted Kingfisher

Misc bones collected around the area on display at the nature center.

T-Shirt from the Nature Center

Carson Nature Center, 3/9/2003	Hours of Carson Nature Center	Before nature walk at Carson Nature Center, 3/9/2003	Trout in air! (Actually in aquarium at nature center.)
Trout in air! (Actually in aquarium at nature center.)	Black widow spider in cage.	$Racer snake\nColuber constrictor$ Racer snake Coluber constrictor	Prairie dog.
$Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.\nMustela frenata$ Long-tailed Weasel with mouse. Mustela frenata	$Long-tailed Weasel with mouse.\nMustela frenata$ Long-tailed Weasel with mouse. Mustela frenata	Virginia Rail	Virginia Rail
Common Poorwill	$Northern Flicker (red-shafted)\nColaptes auratus$ Northern Flicker (red-shafted) Colaptes auratus	$Northern Flicker (red-shafted)\nColaptes auratus$ Northern Flicker (red-shafted) Colaptes auratus	Owl
Eastern Screech-owl.	$House Wren\nTroglodytes aedon$ House Wren Troglodytes aedon	Model of Nature Center area including lakes and trails. We hiked from Nature Center to Cooley Lake to bird watch.	Upper South Platte River drainage system map. Of particular interest to Denver residents with the multi-year drought! Current levels as % of capacity (3/10/03) for reserviors feeding Denver are: Antero: 0.04%, 11-Mile: 45%, Cheesman: 56%, Strontia Springs: 88%, Marston: 75% (they drained upper reserviors to move water towards Denver).
$Mourning Dove\nZenaida macroura$ Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cedarwaxwing	Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's form)
Red-tailed Hawk (immature)	Swainson's Hawk (immature)	Swainson's Hawk (immature) with mouse.	$1. Hooded Merganser (female)\n (Lophodytes cucullatus)\n2. Common Merganser (female)\n (Mergus merganser)\n3. Common Merganser (male)\n (Mergus merganser)$ 1. Hooded Merganser (female) (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2. Common Merganser (female) (Mergus merganser) 3. Common Merganser (male) (Mergus merganser)
$Common Merganser (female)\n (Mergus merganser)$ Common Merganser (female) (Mergus merganser)	$Hooded Merganser (female)\n (Lophodytes cucullatus)$ Hooded Merganser (female) (Lophodytes cucullatus)	$Common Merganser (male)\n (Mergus merganser)$ Common Merganser (male) (Mergus merganser)	Great Blue Heron with fish.
Gadwall (Anas strepera)	American Coot (Eulica americana)	Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)	Close up of Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Violet-green swallow (left), Cliff Swallow (right). Both on barbed wire.	Beaver chewing on tree.	Coyote	Milk Snake ("Red touch Yellow, Kill a Fellow - Red touch Black, Good for Jack"), rhyme of coral snake vs. non-poisonous snakes.
Muskrat - We actually saw one of these in the South Platte river on our nature walk.	Wood duck	Rainbow trout in aquarium.	Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)
Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)	Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)	Channel catfish (native to eastern Colorado, introduced into reservoirs)	Snapping turtle
Tiger salamanders	Tiger salamanders	Tiger salamanders	Snake
Snake	Pelican spanning the reading area at the Nature Center. This poor guy was the victim of fishing line. It drowned with the line wrapped throughout its wings.	Belted Kingfisher	Misc bones collected around the area on display at the nature center.
T-Shirt from the Nature Center