October 2018 Birds, Woodland Park Area and Beyond
Bald Eagle- imm. along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1 being mobbed by ravens Red-tailed Hawk- Intermediate Adult at Dome Rock SWA on 10-23 Northern Goshawk- Rampart Reservoir on 10-3 Osprey- Crystal Creek Reservoir on 10-2 Sandhill Crane- Flock flyover of about 50 on 10-2, new species for “yard area” Northern Pygmy-Owl- Calling at Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1 around 8:30 AM, right at the intersection of Tramway Trail and Old Rd./Trail FS 543 Downy Woodpecker- A couple around all month Steller’s Jay- 4 on 10-31 Clark’s Nutcracker- a couple around all month Ruby-crowned Kinglet- along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Golden-crowned Kinglet- along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Bluebirds- Flock of about 20 along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Western Bluebird- last seen on 10-4 Mountain Bluebird- Crystal Creek Reservoir on 10-2, flocking along Lovell Gulch Trail on 10-12 Hermit Thrush- along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1, along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Townsend’s Solitaire- at birdbath on 10-1, singing along Lower Limbaugh Canyon Trail on 10-26 Black-capped Chickadee- 1 on 10-18, 10-24 Red-breasted Nuthatch- many along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6, Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1 Brown Creeper- 10-4, 10-24 along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1, Rampart Reservoir on 10-3,along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6, along Lovell Gulch Trail on 10-12, along Lower Limbaugh Canyon Trail on 10-26, Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1 Yellow-rumped Warbler- along Colorado Trail near Wellington Lake on 10-1, along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Chipping Sparrow- 10-4, along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 White-crowned Sparrow- 2 on 10-4, 2 on 10-10 (1 ad., 1 im.) White-throated Sparrow- 1 on 10-15 and 11-1, second yard sighting, tan-striped, first sighting on 11-5-17 Dark-eyed Junco, 25 on 10-9, all 5 subspecies on 10-31 Pink-sided- Arrived on 10-1, 2 on 10-9 Oregon- Arrived on 10-10 Slate-colored- Arrived on 10-23, 2 on 10-24 White-winged- Arrived on 10-26, 3 on 10-31 Evening Grosbeak- along Lovell Gulch Trail on 10-12 Pine Siskin- 1 on 10-8, 10-24 along CO Trail near South Platte River Trailhead on 10-6 Cassin’s Finch- 1F on 10-4, 10-31 Red Crossbill- About 10 along Baldy Trail at Buffalo Creek Rec. Area on 11-1 House Finch- 14 on 10-31 after snowstorm House Sparrow- 1M on 10-10 Abert’s Squirrel- An “Abert’s” was in yard area all month, looks mostly like Abert’s but tassel ears and body size a bit smaller than a true Abert’s so I think this one has a little Fox in it as it is too tame as well. Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, 8500 feet -- 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/2f0d9dea-0f26-4b2e-8936-4d79a4e53612%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
