I had 2 singing Bullock's Orioles and a B-G Gnatcatcher, several Spotted Sandpipers, a Snowy Egret plus two drake Green-winged Teals to add to Ben's list at Bluff Lake when I visited on Friday between 11 am and 1 pm. My best bird was a Green-tailed Towhee.
Cheers, Chip Clouse Olde Town Arvada On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 3:53 PM, B K <[email protected]> wrote: > So -- first off, no rarities, but plenty of spring variety! And yes, at > least this morning, it was still spring! > > Seen: Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, House Wren and nest, Downy > Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Starling, Barn Swallows, Blue-winged Teal, > Cinnamon Teal, American Avocet, Mallard, Gadwall, Western Kingbird, Great > Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron and several sparrows (but I did not > get good enough looks for an ID). There both Swainson's Hawks and > Red-tailed Hawks at different times flying overhead. There were > significant numbers of Starlings, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird and > American Crow in different areas of the park. One other birder reported > hearing a Belted Kingfisher, but it was not sighted > > The only missing species I was hoping for were Bullock's Orioles -- which > were plentiful at Cherry Creek State Park earlier this week. > > There is water in the lake -- pretty decent level after being dry part of > last year. The area around Sand Creek has obviously seen flooding and > flood damage, but in some ways, this makes it much easier to see. Most of > the trail has been repaired -- or repaired enough for use. Turtles were > fun to see near shore. > > Ben Kemena > Denver County, Colorado > > -- > 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/BAY178-W12CF82E1283D9AA00CEB78A94B0%40phx.gbl<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BAY178-W12CF82E1283D9AA00CEB78A94B0%40phx.gbl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAPHVJegp4-dPdVcSmgsUWYVbrDgwOYMrfp8aCO6EzSVmunKzYA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
