December 2023 Birds Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond Green-winged Teal-
Manitou Lake on 12-12, 2 below spillway Sharp-shinned Hawk- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16 Cooper’s Hawk- 12-27 Prairie Falcon- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1, Great Horned Owl- Gate at Pikes Peak Highway on 12-22, being mobbed by crows and Steller’s Jays Northern Shrike- South Trout Creek on 12-19 Blue Jay- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1 Clark’s Nutcracker- Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5 Mountain Bluebird- Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5, flock of about 6, at about 7750 elevation Townsend’s Solitaire- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 2 Marsh Wren- Manitou Lake on 12-19 White-breasted Nuthatch- a few around some of the time Lovell Gulch on 12-8, 2 Brown Creeper- Lovell Gulch on 12-13, 2 Spotted Towhee- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, many Song Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 12-12, 1, on 12-19, 2 American Tree Sparrow South Trout Creek on 12-12, 1 Fox Sparrow- Garden of the Gods CBC on 12-16, Slate-colored form, 2 in a stand of junipers near a weedy field, Central Garden area, near Parking Lot 4, also relocated by CBC compiler, and another report of one still there on 12-23 Swamp Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 12-12, wetlands on S side, same area where one was seen on 10-31 White-crowned Sparrow- Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, some Dark-eyed Junco- Pink-sided- a few around most of the time Manitou Lake on 12-19, flock of about 8 Slate-colored- a few around most of the time Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5 Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 2 White-winged- a few around most of the time Manitou Lake on 12-19, flock of 6 Oregon- 12-17 Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1 Evening Grosbeak- small flock on 12-12 Pine Siskin- 2 on 12-30 Cassin’s Finch- Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5, flock of 6 Rosy-Finch- Report from Cripple Creek area at about 9500 feet, flock of about 350 that continued all month, sometimes in larger numbers, gathering at bare ground along a plowed dirt road Red Crossbill- small flock on 12-13 Lovell Gulch on 12-8, 2 small flocks House Sparrow- a few around most of the time Abert’s Squirrel- 12-1 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/d26effcc-9063-4953-9ec7-a87a6f972d69n%40googlegroups.com.
