Saturday, April 10, 2010 The Wild Bird Center of Colorado Springs held its first birdwalk of the season this morinng (7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.). We visited Kettle Creek Lakes, near the south entrance of the U.S. Air Force Academy and adjacent to the Santa Fe Trail. There was a stiff and very cold northerly wind blowing, yet we saw a fair number of birds. The best were the single Western Grebe swimming in one pond and a pair of Solitary Sandpipers flushed unexpectedly from the shore line along the dam.
Here is the full list of the birds seen (18 total). Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall American Wigeon Western Grebe Solitary Sandpiper Belted Kingfisher American Robins (a great abundance) Common Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Scrub Jay Gull (probably Ring-billed) Spotted Towhee Mountain Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Eurasian Collared Dove House Finch or Purple Finch (ID unsure on this bird; it was fairly far away at the top of a pine tree) These birds were heard, but not seen: Song Sparrow, Northern Flicker. Cheerio, Christine A. Bucher Perched on the edge of Palmer Park, Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
