Cobirds:
Canvassing Boulder and Weld County for nesting raptors and
owls among other stuff. Here's what I've found the last couple days:
Wild Turkeys - off 75th Street to the east; just east of Walden Ponds -
sure surprised me! Out in the big open field - two big toms displaying and
calling, with 8 hens.
Wild Turkeys - Heil Ranch - on a regular basis, just as you pull into the
road going into Heil Ranch - at the little farmhouse; Also up the main
Loop Trail out in the ponderosa pines.
Great Blue Heron Rookeries - three - Crane Hollow Road, Walden Ponds (east
of Ricky Wiser Pond), and Kenosha Road where Boulder Creek intersects it.
All are very active with dozens of pairs sitting on nests, displaying,
building nests. Great stuff!
Red tailed hawks are on nests all over Boulder County.
Bald eagles nesting near Stearns Lake, 75th and Jay Road, and Lagerman
Reservoir (to the south of the res.)
American kestrel males are flight displaying and bringing mice to females.
Ospreys are on nest poles all over Boulder County - Display flights, food
exchanges (in mid air), and nest building.
Great horned owls have chicks or are still incubating - at least 11 nest
sites found, (and I've just started monitoring). More on this tomorrow.
Barn owl is present at Sandstone Ranch - lets hope for another good year.
Found white crowned sparrows singing and coming through in small groups -
mostly eastern Boulder County.
1st Marsh Wren - heard singing at the pond where Route 52 intersects Weld
County Line Road (Boulder Creek).
Say's Phoebes are scattered all over the county in small numbers.
American Robin migratory groups are still coming through in large numbers.
Great tailed grackles in several locations - Walden Ponds and other places
easterly.
Western meadowlarks in good numbers - singing throughout Boulder County.
Mourning doves and common grackles - numbers increasing in Louisville,
Boulder, and Lafayette
Spotted towhees singing in backyards - Louisville, Lafayette and Boulder
Looks like we are going to get a bumper crop of birds this year, drought or
no drought.
Happy birding, - John T (Tumasonis) of Louisville CO
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