*Oct 9* During the snow I visited several spots at Chatfield, but found the lake with few birds (and limited visibility), and other than *Mountain* and *Western Bluebirds* there was not really evidence of anything moving around because of the snow. The model air field area had an *American Pipit* and a *Say's Phoebe*. The Swim Beach had a *Sabine's Gull*. A *Merlin* was near the Marina. The view down to the Platte inlet from the new heronry overlook included *Lesser Black-backed Gull*, 7 *Dowitcher sp.* (presumably LBDO), and 1 *Solitary Sandpiper*. The upland habitats there had 2 tardy *Clay-colored Sparrows* and a *Green-tailed Towhee*.
South Platte Res had an *American Pipit *along the Jeffco portion of the shoreline, but no waterbirds visible during my visit. There was a flock near the first bend of the entry road that had 4 *Clay-colored Sparrows* in sunflowers with many goldfinches. Back home at Ken Caryl Valley, as the day went on quite a few *Steller's Jays* moved into my home area, and I had 6 at once time in my yard. Both *Western *and *Mountain Bluebirds* were around, and after the snow cleared out I saw a late *Turkey Vulture* move south. 6 *Cassin's Finches *visited my feeders late in the day. *Oct 10* An absolutely gorgeous day with the great combo of blue sky, snow cover and fall color. But DFOs field trip to Ken Caryl Valley met with a cold start at 24 degrees and limited bird activity. But we eeked out birds here and there. Highlights were a *Clay-colored Sparrow*, *Townsend's Solitiares*, *Lincoln's Sparrow*, *bluebirds*, a number of *Steller's Jays*, *Orange-crowned Warblers*. An *Evening Grosbeak* staged a brief fly over. At Hine Lake at Robert A. Easton Park some dabbling ducks had come in, with 2 *Buffleheads*, about 105 *Redhead* and about 290 *Ring-necked Ducks*, among others. Two *Blue-winged Teal *were later than most for the local area. At home in Ken Caryl Valley there was still at least 1 *Broad-tailed Hummingbird*. I visited the *White-throated Swift* roosting cliff at Deer Creek at the Lyons Hogback twice in the late afternoon, and saw one White-throated Swift still present at about 3:45 pm, but none were evident close to 5 pm. I had two flocks of southbound *Sandhill Cranes*: about 30 flying over my home at 3:41 pm, and 11 over South Valley Park at 4:14 pm. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- 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/CAGj6Roo4rWOO%3DOJUjHhtn%2Bi31QF5AKAbTeGE-4pDiv%3DkfN6Jqw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
