My wife Laura and I spend about 3 hours at Cherry Creek State Park. There were
a numberof other birders there as well as some good birds. We did not see
either the Caspian Ternor the Neotropic Cormorant. Of the 42 species that we
saw (didn't even make it all aroundthe lake) the best two for us were probably
on American Bittern at the end of the BeaverPond Interpretative Tour (marker 9)
next to the dog walking area, and a Broad-winged Hawk.This was the first time
we have seen either of these birds at Cherry Creek. Our entire listincludes:
Pied-billed GrebeEared GrebeWestern GrebeDouble-crested CormorantAmerican
BitternGreat Blue HeronBlack-crowned Night-HeronCanada GooseGreen-winged
TealMallardBlue-winged TealCinnamon TealNorthern ShovelerGadwallTurkey
VultureOsprey (flying with a fish in talons)Broad-winged HawkRed-tailed
HawkAmerican KestrelAmerican CootBlack-necked StiltAmerican AvocetLesser
YellowlegsSpotted SandpiperLong-billed DowitcherWilson's PhalaropeRing-billed
GullFranklin's GullMourning DoveNorthern (Red-shafted) FlickerTree
SwallowBlack-billed MagpieAmerican CrowAmerican PipitLoggerhead ShrikeEuropean
StarlingYellow-rumped Warbler (both subspecies)Red-winged BlackbirdWestern
MeadowlarkCommon GrackleAmerican Goldfinch
Happy Birding!
Wayne WathenHighlands Ranch
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