Hi folks A summary of the highlights of the past week, all Garfield County except where noted.
Red-naped Sapsucker – Centennial Park – Carbondale. (Sub-adult male?) This bird has taken up residence in the “Yellow-bellied Sapsucker tree”. I have great photos of both birds. Have not seen the Yellow-bellied on any recent visits, whereas the Red-naped is seemingly there “continuously throughout the warmer hours of the day” this week, up to and including today. Barrow’s Goldeneye – 115 (+-5) private ponds, Coryell Ranch – Wed 15th at 5.30pm; 1 fem Tucker’s private pond 19th; upto 15 Roaring Fork River, just downstream of Catherine Store Rd bridge most days Rough-legged Hawk – males all – 1 Carbondale Nature Park daily, a different bird Carbondale Blue Heron Lane Jan 20, a presumed 3rd bird CR103, c2miles N.of Hwy82, Jan19. Merlin – Jan 17 on the power poles on hillside just north of Blue Lake, El Jebel, Eagle County Prairie Falcon 1 as Merlin, Jan 18th, 1 most days Carbondale Nature Park Northern Harrier – 2+ Carbondale Nature Park Golden Eagles 2-3 – all of them mature adults – Missouri Heights/Coulter Creek area (Eagle/Garfield Counties) Bald Eagle 2+ seem to be fewer and fewer in recent winters, despite the river having not much ice American Dipper – all along the Roaring Fork, not singing yet, even on ‘warm’ afternoons Wilson’s Snipe – several locations, Eagle and Garfield Counties – seemingly commoner when there is less ice, like this winter Pinyon Jay – up to 50, occasional in our backyard Lesser Goldfinch – up to 6 in our backyard Rosy-Finches – Snowmass Ski area, Pitkin County, at the on-hill Bird Feeders – up to 50, all Browncaps and Gray-crowned No sign of the 4+ Rusty Blackbirds in Carbondale Nature Park since Christmas Good birding all Best regards Dick Filby Carbondale, Garfield County -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/VI1PR10MB15988C041A4AED5855729D6AB20D0%40VI1PR10MB1598.EURPRD10.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.
