This morning we found a White-winged Dove at Fountain Creek Regional Park. It was near the nature center and flew north. Things are starting to liven up in the park: mourning doves are back as well as grackles and one cormorant too.
A couple other interesting sightings lately: -There has been a RC Kinglet at the Colorado College farm active and singing. I first saw it about two weeks ago, so not sure if this was a wintering bird or an early migrant. -At 11 Mile Canyon on Wednesday there were dippers courting and mating and at least two nests. There were also a few White-throated Swifts. On the way up near Divide I saw a hawk hovering that I would assume was a Rough-legged (which would be getting late), but we were driving on and I couldn't stop to look. Many Western Bluebirds along highway 24. Buds are just starting to break in the Springs. Elms and lilacs are leafing, currants and gooseberries are pretty much out. Ash and Maple are flowering and chokecherries will be soon. I've seen quite a few Mourning Cloaks out (including one up at 11 Mile) and Cabbage Whites as well. Happy Trails, Lee Farese CO Springs -- 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/e9d5470f-fdcb-4ab9-84ea-7ed9479a1164%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
