This morning and early afternoon I visited some areas of Park County off Highway 285 in the watershed of the North Fork of the South Platte.
I found a *Blue Jay* (rare for the county) at Morehead Road near "Bailey Park" west of the town of Bailey. An *Am. Dipper* and a *Bald Eagle* were in this area, too. Approaching Santa Maria northwest of Shawnee I saw 4 *Tundra Swans* flying low up the valley and they came to land in a small area of still open water on some mostly frozen-over ponds near Cline Drive. They were not there when I came back through about 1.5 hours later, though. Along County Road 58 I encountered a swirling flock of rosy-finches that had about 100 *Gray-crowned* and 30 *Brown-capped*. Nearby Timberline Campground had 2 *Pine Grosbeaks*. Stops along CR 64 produced a HY *Harris's Sparrow*,.another *Pine Grosbeak*, Type 2 *Red Crossbills*, *Northern Pygmy-Owl*, and *Evening Grosbeaks*. Bailey had an *American Dipper* on the North Fork. Stops along CR 68 had 2 *American Tree Sparrows*, *Northern Shrike*, *Dusky Grouse*, a flock of *Wild Turkeys,* and Type 2 and Type 5 *Red Crossbills*. In JeffCo, Wellington Lake had a female *Red-breasted Merganser*, but few other waterbirds. Type 4 *Red Crossbills* were northwest of the lake along Pike NF Road 560. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- 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/CAGj6RoqwBK66kbZ0JVEoQ5LtukjYj-zDho7o9wjQAT33rACmMw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
