All:
Another long walk today in rain, mist, and mud, mud, mud.
Route: From 132nd and Zuni into the Anthem Neighborhood to Anthem Park
(Westminster), picked up the Dry Creek Trail going southwest to the
Broomfield Waste Water Treatment Plant; U-Turn back north through
Columbine Meadows Park (Broomfield) then northly to Alexx and Michael's
Pond. From 10 am to about 2:30 pm.
What was seen:
American White Pelican - 4 - flyovers
Double Crested Cormorant - 12 - flying, in ponds and marshes
Great Blue Heron - only 1
Mallard - a few
Canada Goose - a couple
American Kestrel - 1 male
Red Tailed Hawk - 4 - being attacked by grackles, red winged blackbirds and
magpies
Swainson's Hawk - 2
Common Pigeon - 4
Eurasian Collared Dove - 12
Mourning Dove - numerous
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Northern Flicker - 12
Downy Woodpecker - 1 female
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Loggerhead Shrike - 1 - by Big Dry Creek Park
Blue Jay - a few
Black Billed Magpie - 14 - one being attacked by a blue jay
American Crow - 4
Barn Swallow - 16 - many nesting now
Cliff Swallow - 50 - under bridges nesting
Northern Rough Winged Swallow - 2
Black Capped Chickadee - 8
Bushtit - 4 - two nesting pairs
House Wren - 4
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher - 4 - close looks, good photo shots
American Robin - 30 - many foraging for worms, taking advantage of the rain
and mud
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - 1 - near Big Dry Creek Park (Westminster), close to
large prairie dog town to the west and a weedy field.
European Starling - 40
Cedar Waxwing - 6 - foraging in a blooming apple tree
Yellow Warbler - only 1
Audubon's Warbler - 1 female
Chipping Sparrow - only 1
Clay Colored Sparrow - about 10 - two small groups
Song Sparrow - 8
House Sparrow - 4
LARK BUNTING - 9; 4 males and 5 females, near Big Dry Creek Park
(Westminster); in trees, then on ground foraging. By big prairie dog town
to the west.
Western Meadowlark - 4
Yellow Headed Blackbird - 1
Red Winged Blackbird - 60+
Common Grackle - 40 - pack of 6 attacking a magpie
Brown Headed Cowbird - 10 - both males and females
Bullock's Oriole - 8 - all males, several singing
House Finch - very numerous
American Goldfinch - 10
Big Dry Creek is way up from the rain. Lots of mud in the underpasses, and
the fields are muddy and slick.
Flowers: Purple Mustard, Dandelion, Golden Banner, Golden Current, Meadow
Salsify, Cranesbill (Storksbill), Yellow Alyssum, Whitetop, other
mustards, etc. etc.
John T (Tumasonis), Broomfield CO
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