Male *Common Grackles* returned to my Ken Caryl Valley neighborhood today. Squonk, Skreek and Chuck will now mark the local soundscape into summer. Two *Turkey Vultures* heading north yesterday were the first of the season. *Mountain* and *Western Bluebirds* have been prominent in the Ken Caryl area these last several days. I love the bluebird passage.
Today there was an exceptional number of *Cassin's Finches* at Bergen Park, with an estimate of 300 in the park itself. They were everywhere with song and calls all around. Many were feeding among the grasses in the pine stand and drinking from a small drainage. A group of noisy *Evening Grosbeaks* was near the small parking area, feeding in the pines and on some crabapple type fruits from plantings along an adjacent parking lot. Also *Type 2 Red Crossbills* prominent there and at Genesee Mountain Park, where an already territorial male *Williamson's Sapsucker* put on a show. David Suddjian (and most of the above seen by Karen Strong, as well) Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO (Jefferson CO) -- 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/CAGj6Roq6Nvv5CGSJ_u5whn_-O067QzL9V9Kz%2BCj-G2HB_8yHRg%40mail.gmail.com.
