This morning I made an early visit to Singing River Ranch (private; with permission) in the Bear Creek watershed. There were several birds that were good for Clear Creek Co.
Before sunrise I heard a Common Poorwill calling from a grass slope with some sparse mountain mahogany, currants and rocks. I had gone early and to that spot especially in hopes of having a poorwill, so that was fun to hear one. It is not filtered as rare for CC in eBird, but I see only 3 other records for the county entered there (two from June and one just yesterday). A Common Nighthawk called a few times, for another good Clear Creek bird, and GH Owl and N. Pygmy-Owl were also noted. After sunrise, it was the abundant fruiting currants that were a focus for many of the birds, led by nearly 100 robins. Two Sage Thrashers, a sparse CC migrant, were in the currants, along with a Lazuli Bunting and my first Townsend's Warbler of the season. I popped the Western Wood-Pewee filter with a nice 27 (not in the currants :-). A Sora called from the nearby creek. Otherwise the willow habitats were pretty quiet. All told I had 49 species in three hours at one location, a pretty strong total for Clear Creek Co. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAGj6Ropeu%2B5B3QiH7BSTh6uUi4Ab3C06cVNUBcBXUj2FcC%2B_qQ%40mail.gmail.com.
