After the windy night Sunday (> 90% frozen) night, Manitou Lake was 50% ice free on Monday; and 100% ice free yesterday.
I haven't seen the Rusty Blackbirds since Sunday, March 23rd. So perhaps they have moved on by now. The usual waterfowl are starting to arrive now. Of interest: . Magpies completed nest . Crows building nest . Paired red-tailed hawks north of dam; but have not located nest nor witnessed nest-building activities. . Western Scrub-Jay first seen in 2011 keeping company with Steller's Jays at FR339 where it crosses trout creek, seen again this past weekend; still in company with Steller's Jays. This is its 4th season that I have found it at this location; and no other scrub-jays around. I keep looking for signs of a hybrid, but none seen yet. 28 species in all seen at Manitou Lake (does not include species seen at FR339) so far this year. Complete list below with date of first sighting. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands Species: 28 - Subspecies: 0 - Forms: 28 Total Records: 28 American Wigeon 04/01/2014 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 03/29/2014 Western Bluebird 03/29/2014 American Robin 03/29/2014 Steller's Jay 03/23/2014 Mountain Chickadee 03/23/2014 Canada Goose 03/22/2014 Gadwall 03/22/2014 Green-winged Teal 03/22/2014 Lesser Scaup 03/22/2014 Common Merganser 03/22/2014 Killdeer 03/22/2014 Northern Flicker 03/22/2014 Black-billed Magpie 03/22/2014 Red-winged Blackbird 03/22/2014 Rusty Blackbird 03/22/2014 Northern Shrike 03/01/2014 American Crow 03/01/2014 Common Raven 02/23/2014 Mallard 01/01/2014 Great Blue Heron 01/01/2014 Red-tailed Hawk 01/01/2014 Belted Kingfisher 01/01/2014 Black-capped Chickadee 01/01/2014 Pygmy Nuthatch 01/01/2014 American Tree Sparrow 01/01/2014 Song Sparrow 01/01/2014 Dark-eyed Junco 01/01/2014 Birder's Diary - www.BirdersDiary.com - 4/2/2014 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/02ad01cf4e78%24ea0d83b0%24be288b10%24%40JonesTC.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
