December 2021 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond Green-winged Teal Manitou Lake on 12-18, 1, at 7700 feet
Bald Eagle- Crystal Res., on 11-26, 12-1, 12-11, catching fish on 12-1 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 12-8 Northern Bobwhite- Report on 12-9 from under feeders in west Woodland Park, seen several times since mid-November, likely escapee as a lot of people raise chickens, etc. around here. Belted Kingfisher- Manitou Lake on 12-18, 2 Northern Pygmy-Owl- Lewis Creek Trail near Wetmore on 12-6, calling at around 10 AM, a few miles in on trail Downy Woodpecker- 12-1, 12-9 Steller’s Jay- Bear Creek West Park on 12-27 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay- Bear Creek West Park on 12-27 Black-billed Magpie- 12 on 12-24 Mountain Chickadee- Flock of 20+ along Rampart RAnge Rd., 12-29 Black-capped Chickadee Lower Trout Creek on 12-18, 2 Below the Spillway at Manitou Lake on 12-18, 2, hawking tiny insects, too small to see, midges? American Robin- A few near Wetmore on 12-6 Flock of about 30, Fort Carson area on 12-6 Crystal Res., flock of about 30 on 12-3 Townsend’s Solitaire- Lewis Creek Trail near Wetmore on 12-6, brief singing Bear Creek West Park on 12-27, calling Red-breasted Nuthatch- Lewis Creek Trail near Wetmore on 12-6, 2 calling White-breasted Nuthatch- one or two around most of the time Along Trail to Manitou Lake on 12-18, 1 Manitou Lake on 12-18, 1 Bear Creek West Park on 12-27 Spotted Towhee- Bear Creek West Park on 12-27 White-crowned Sparrow- Bear Creek West Park on 12-27 Song Sparrow- Below the Spillaway at Manitou Lake on 12-18, 3 American Tree Sparrow Lower Trout Creek, 1 on 12-18 Shrubby area along Dam at Manitou Lake, 4 on 12-18 Dark-eyed Junco- All 5 subspecies on 12-8 Bear Creek West Park on 12-27, small flock at VC Oregon- 12-5 FOS, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-19, 2 on 12-29 Pink-sded- 3 on 12-7, 4 on 12-8, 2 on 12-9, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-29 Lower Trout Creek, about 10 on 12-18 White-winged- 12-8, 12-18, 12-29, 12-22 Slate-colored- 12-8, 12-9, 12-29 Lower Trout Creek, about 5, on 12-18 Crystal Res. on 12-4 Evening Grosbeak- a few on 12-16, a few on 12-24, 2 on 12-22 Lewis Creek Trail near Wetmore on 12-6, a few flocks, total about 20 Pine Siskin- 1 on 12-17, 2 on 12-24, 12-22 Cassin’s Finch- 1M on 12-9, 10 on 12-18 (8F,1M) with brief singing, 12-24, 1M on 12-22 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch- Red Fox- 12-4, 12-16, 12-30 Moose- 3 along Rampart Range Rd. on 12-29 Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet -- -- 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/19234a93-dd56-4046-9ec1-ed5f567f34ffn%40googlegroups.com.
