On Sunday, Sept. 10 we conducted the 39th annual Fall Count at Rocky Mountain
Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The 96 species fall in the higher end of
species counts over the years. Highlights included:
8 or 9 species of flycatchers including a wagging-tail-down-then-up Gray
Flycatcher (waiting for a description of one Empidonax).
Six Bushtits seemed surprising, a flock at the First Creek bridge on the Refuge
Drive-around.
60 Pied-billed Grebes -- A huge number -- eBird questioned that.
22 Snowy Egrets seemed high.
340 Am. Coots, almost all on Lower Derby.
44 Killdeer.
3 Sage Thrashers -- David Blue took a splendid picture of one on a blooming
rabbitbrush.
Only two species of warbler, but a dozen sparrow species (if you include
towhees).
And a nice count of 63 Meadowlarks.
And an Un-bird hightlight:
We saw over a dozen Monarch Butterflies, and Lynn Forester found a
Monarch caterpillar on a Milkweed. Milkweed seems fairly widespread and the
number of Monarchs showed that.The Arsenal, according to Tom Wall, has worked
at fostering Monarchs.
Urling & Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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