April 2019 Birds Woodland Park Area and Beyond
FOS = First of Season Western Grebe 1 at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Great Blue Heron- 2 at Manitou Lake on 4-28 1 at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14 Northern Shoveler many at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Gadwall- a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Wood Duck- 2 MF at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Blue-winged Teal a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28, courtship displays Common Merganser a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Turkey Vulture- FOS on 4-7 Aiken Preserve on 4-26 Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Osprey- FOS at Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10 S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16 Crystal Res. on 4-21 Bald Eagle- adult at Manitou Lake on 4-28 American Kestrel- at Brush Hollow SWA on 3-27 Spotted Sandpiper- FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Belted Kingfisher- at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16 Mourning Dove- FOS on 4-21, singing Great Horned Owl- Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10, calling early AM Broad-tailed Hummingbird- FOS on 4-24 FOS at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Manitou Lake on 4-28 Downy Woodpecker- 1 on 4-30, 4-27 Red-naped Sapsucker- FOS on 4-30 Monument Trail #715 on 4-26 FOS at Dome Rock SWA on 4-16, male drumming on metal gate Williamson’s Sapsucker- FOS on 4-16 Monument Trail #715 on 4-26 FOS Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14 S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16 W of Woodland Park on 4-7 FOS at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6 Eastern Phoebe- Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10, sining in dam area Say’s Phoebe Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Dusky Flycather- FOS calling at Aiken Preserve Canyon Trail on 4-25 Barn Swallow- FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay many at Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Gray Jay- Glen Cove on 4-15 Steller’s Jay- 6 on 4-4 Clark’s Nutcracker- Aiken Preserve on 4-26 2 at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25 singing at Monument Trail #715 on 4-26 FOS singing at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14 Golden-crowned Kinglet- Aiken Preserve on 4-26 singing at Dome Rock SWA on 4-16 singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- FOS at Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Bushtit- Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Western Bluebird- at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Mountain Bluebird- S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16 Townsend’s Solitaire- singing, calling on 4-13 Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10 singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7 Swainson’s Thrush- FOS calling at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Curve-billed Thrasher- 2, singing softly, at Brush Hollow SWA on 3-27 Red-breasted Nuthatch- Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Aiken Preserve on 4-26 White-breasted Nuthatch- scarce in early April then common later Brown Creeper- singing at Aiken Preserve canyon Trail on 4-25 singing at Monument Trail #715 on 4-26 singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7 Yellow-rumped Warbler- FOS on 4-21 singing at Aiken Preserve Canyon Trail on 4-25 singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24, Audubon’s and Myrtle’s Spotted Towhee- many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Chipping Sparrow- FOS on 4-23, singing many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25 Song Sparrow- singing at Manitou Lake on 4-28 singing at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14 singing at S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16 White-crowned Sparrow- FOS on 4-29 and 4-30 Dark-eyed Junco- Gray-headed- 15 on 4-30, 26 on 4-10 Oregon- last seen on 4-17 Pink-sided- last seen on 4-017 Slate-colored- last seen on 4-12 Brewer’s Blackbird- FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28 Red-winged Blackbird- singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 singing at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6 Western Meadowlark- FOS at Aiken Preserve on 4-26 Evening Grosbeak- a few on 4-30, 4-17, 4-16 Pine Siskin- a few around all month Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14 Cassin’s Finch- 1M on 4-12, singing on 4-25, 4-26, 4-28 many singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Abert’s Squirrel-1 hybrid with ear tufts and chocolate brown fur on 4-4 Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24 Chipmunk- FOS on 4-16 Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller County, 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/3c3a5d46-74d5-4ef4-a8f9-622ff06638d7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
