I visited Chatfield State Park from 1:00 to 2:30 today, didn't really dig in but observed some slightly different things due to weather.
Douglas Co: -Western Tanagers in high numbers, some flocking/feeding with Mountain Bluebirds. An odd but nice visual combo. -Probably over a thousand Lark Sparrows on my route. -Many Western Wood-Pewees on the ground, when they'd flycatch they'd go back to the ground vs. a perch. They looked quite disheveled. -A flock of American Pipits numbering about thirty. -Sixteen Spotted Sandpipers at the sandspit. -A single Lark bunting in the model airplane parking lot with Lark Sparrows. Jeffco: -A Northern Mockingbird on the road to the horse stables. I'm not saying it's out of place, but I can't remember seeing one in Chatfield. -Two Sanderlings at the swim beach. Not out of place. -A massive flock of Chipping Sparrows north of the balloon launch parking area, tightly bunched, probably 350. One Red-eyed Vireo and a Virginia's Warbler to make things seem normal. -A Prairie Falcon on the ground, and a Cooper's Hawk on the ground, in different areas, walking around like they belonged there. Not sure what that was about. -A yard full of Western Tanagers when I returned home. Ok, like six. But wow. Dan Stringer Larkspur, 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/3504dc53-10ef-498c-88ab-ec1cf4b6f36d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
