6/13/2010 Good moring to all!
The Wild Bird Center of Colorado Springs held its monthly bird walk yesterday morning, Saturday June 12. There were six of us and we went to Clear Springs Ranch where it was cool, cloudy and windy (but no rain). We didn’t expect to see too much because of the weather but were pleasantly surprised. The best birds were a Great Horned Owl which flushed after being harassed by Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles; a pair of Yellow Warblers; and a Wood Thrush. We also enjoyed watching Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds and Starlings “hawking” in the open fields. Here is the full list of birds seen: Red-winged Blackbirds Common Grackle European Starling Yellow Warblers Killdeer Great Horned Owl Red-tailed Hawk Merlin Kestrel Gulls (not further identified, seen flying north) House Wren - a pair busy at one of the next boxes Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Northern Flicker Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Wood Thrush Yellow Warbler Brown-headed Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee Hammond’s Flycatcher Western Wood-pewee Common Raven Blue Jay (heard only) Mountain Bluebird American Robin Spotted Towhee Happy birding! Christine A. Bucher Perched at 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]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
