December 2022 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond
Golden Eagle- Manitou Lake on 12-6, 1 adult Belted Kingfisher- Manitou Lake on 12-20, 1, below spillway Northern Shrike- South Trout Creek on 12-14, 1 Steller’s Jay- Manitou Lake on 12-20, flock of 8 in juniper row along parking lot road Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay- Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, a few Clark’s Nutcracker- Lovell Gulch on 12-19, 1 Crystal Res. on 12-31, 1 Common Raven- Highlands Ranch on 12-26, loose flock of about 16 Townsend’s Solitaire- Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, calling Manitou Lake on 12-14, in row of junipers along parking lot road, no berries in trees, eating snow Highlands Ranch on 12-26, 1 American Robin- Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, 2 Red Rock Canyon Overlook Loop on 12-27, a few Highlands Ranch on 12-26, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch- Highlands Ranch on 12-26 White-breasted Nuthatch- one around some of the time South Trout Creek on 12-20 Black-capped Chickadee- 12-7, 12-30 Mountain Chickadee- Manitou Lake on 12-6, loose flock of 8 Manitou Lake on 12-20, loose flock of 8 Brown Creeper- 12-18 Lovell Gulch on 12-19, 1 European Starling- Along Hwy. 67 just N of Woodland Park on 12-20, a few with a flock of about 50 Red-winged Blackbird Cedar Waxwing- Near intersection of Red Rock Canyon Overlook Loop and Ridgeline Trail on 12-27, 1, at about 6750 Crystal Res. on 12-30, flock of about 20 Spotted Towhee- Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, 1 Song Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 12-6, 1 Manitou Lake on 12-20, loose flock of 6 American Tree Sparrow- 12-3 Manitou Lake on 12-6, 4 South Trout Creek on 12-14, 2 Manitou Lake on 12-20, 16 South Trout Creek on 12-20, 4, actually perched in a tree, Ponderosa Pine Dark-eyed Junco Gray-headed- Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, small flock Oregon- a couple sightings Slate-colored- a few around most of the time Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, small flock Manitou Lake on 12-20, 4 South Trout Creek on 12-20, 4 White-winged- a few around most of the time South Trout Creek on 12-14, a few Manitou Lake on 12-20, 8 South Trout Creek on 12-20, 4 Pink-sided- one or two around most of the time Lower Chamberlain Trail on 12-27, small flock Manitou Lake on 12-6, 15 South Trout Creek on 12-14, 1 South Trout Creek on 12-20, 12 Red-winged Blackbird- Manitou Lake on 12-20, 1 along juniper row along parking lot road Along Hwy. 67 just N of Woodland Park on 12-20, flock of about 50 Evening Grosbeak- 3M on 12-22 American Goldfinch- 12-9 Cassin’s Finch- 3M on 12-5, F on 12-7 Rosy-Finches- Flock of about 100 along Pikes Peak Highway, around MM 10, on 12-16 Red Crossbill- small flock on 12-2, 12-30, 20 on 12-15, 1 on 12-31 South Trout Creek on 12-14, 1 South Trout Creek on 12-20, flock of 6 House Sparrow- F on 12-7 Bobcat- Manitou Lake on 12-14, tracks Striped Skunk- Manitou Lake on 12-14, tracks Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller County, 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/0b2ad63d-f6ad-452e-9134-54e534d281d9n%40googlegroups.com.
