I saw a wonderful flock of golden crowned kinglets a couple of weeks ago in Eldorado Canyon State Park west of Boulder. They, too, we’re very vocal and easy to see. It was a wonderful view, they’re such a beautiful bird. I wasn’t used to seeing them in a flock so it was tons of fun. (About 10).
Deb Carstensen, Littleton Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 6, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Bart Deferme <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been visiting Castlewood Canyon State Park regularly for years now, and > in September I started a project called One Year in Castlewood Canyon: one > calendar year of regular logging of as many species of plants, mammals, > birds, reptiles and fungi as possible in the park. (facebook.com/oneyearincc) > > It took me quite a while to find my first Golden-crowned Kinglet when I > started birding. Several years ago, I spotted my first one: a single male, > mixed in with Ruby-crowned Kinglets and chickadees. > > Since the beginning of my project in September, I have seen more GCKI's in > the park than ever before: flocks ranging between 5 and 15 individuals seem > to be present at all times, and are very vocal and visible. I am not sure if > they were breeding successfully there this summer, or if a travelling flocks > has taken up temporary residence there. I had 14 GCKI's this morning, > frantically foraging close to the water at the Creek Bottom trail. > > If GCKI is a target bird for you, I recommend paying them a visit in > Castlewood Canyon. > > > Happy birding, > > Bart Deferme > Arapahoe County > > <DSC_1079-2.jpg> > > -- > 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/CADxWATB8NjJ-7L3bTb6Q4-%2Buq_ihkBxR1RWYtNoY%3DCitdja8Gw%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/57D9DB30-D863-4244-861F-0477361C8C19%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
