This morning's trip to several spots in the Deer Creek watershed, JeffCo, was highlighted by excellent views of an *Ovenbird* along High Grade Road, one among at least 8 that we heard. Others there were *MacGillivray's* and *Virginia's Warblers*, *Dusky Flycatcher*, *Wild Turkey*, fly over *Red Crossbills*, and others among the expected forest and oak birds. Further up at upper Pleasant Park Road and Oehlmann Park Road there were *Mountain* and *Western Bluebirds*, *Brown Creeper*, territorial *Lincoln's Sparrows*, *Ruby-crowned Kinglets*, and a *Cassin's Finch*. A wet meadow area at Oehlmann Park had an unexpected *Sora*, as well as *Wilson's Snipe*.
Down at the lower part of Deer Creek Canyon Park at Rattlesnake Gulch Trail there were *Lazuli Buntings*, *Blue Gray Gnatcatchers*, *Cooper's Hawks*, and one of the epicenters of Spotted Towhee abundance. A pair of *Eastern Phoebes* continued at the Grizzly Drive bridge over Deer Creek. Along Grizzly Drive we studied an adult *Peregrine Falcon* that was perched on the same large Fountain formation outcrop where a pair of Prairie Falcons was seen the week before. At the conclusion, the last remnant of the trip went to Robert A. Easton Park where there was success in locating a *Red-necked Phalarope* for the Big Month. In the end, I think we added 7 species for the Big Month bringing the tally up to 184, with still some more trips to go. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley 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/CAGj6RoqN3%2BC8iMuZ4h%2BxFb3_%3Dg%2BFH5VTHS81c3fFeXfO77XChg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
