On 5/12/2012, Deb Carstensen and myself saw some good birds at what used to be Bonny State Park. The main obervation was that birds were not in quanity as I thought they might be, [ We thought the rain the night before, might be cause for more birds].There was variety in bird numbers although, I am not including everything. Just east of the park's old Visitor Center and in the tallest trees next to the Center, were some nice birds : 1, m. Indigo Bunting, 1, m. singing Northern Cardinal, 1, Veery, and 1, m. Baltimore Oriole. The same area had Warbling Vireos. About 75 yards south of this site was 1, Olive-sided Flycatcher. Camping is not allowed near the Visitor Center now. The lake is mostly dry with very, very, shallow water in the middle. In the middle were 4, Marbled Godwits, 32 alternate, beautiful Black Terns, at least 20 Dowitchers[too far away for me to ID.], 1, Stilt Sandpiper, 28 Forster's Terns, 2, very pink belly Franklin's Gulls, 13 Lesser Yellowlegs, 16 Phalaropes[Wilson's]. I could not find a Red-necked in the group. There were some peeps far out which I could not ID. I heard a Long-billed Curlew call in the distance but I could not see it. Very disappointing was the lack of variety of Warblers. Many Yellow-rumped, and Yellow, and Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-breasted Chat. Northern Orioles were quite common, with Orchard Orioles in and out of a few trees. The numbers of Red-headed Woodpeckers was very impressive, along with all the Kingbirds[Western and Eastern]. Chipping, Clay-colored, ,Lincoln's and gobs of Lark Sparrows were in the area, along with Brown Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird. At the campground which used to be called Foster Grove campground [the one just east of highway 385, on county rd. 3], were Eastern Bluebirds, and a Great Crested Flycatcher. The area is not open for camping at this time NOTE, We saw individuals hunting in several areas, so be aware. Most restrooms are closed Happy Birding!Tina Jones,Littleton, Jefferson County, CO. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
