April 2020 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond
FOS = First of Season for returning migrants Turkey Vulture- FOS on 4-19 Bald Eagle- Near Manitou Lake on 4-7 Prairie Falcon- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, pair calling Scaled Quail Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, flock of about 15 Ring-billed Gull- small flock flyover on 4-15, new species for yard area Mourning Dove- Austin Bluffs Area, 4-18, FOS, singing Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing Eurasian Collared-Dove- Austin Bluffs Area Broad-tailed Hummingbird- FOS on 4-26 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23 White-throated Swift- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, FOS Red-naped Sapsucker- Missouri Gulch on 4-27, many calling, drumming Williamson’s Sapsucker- FOS on 4-26 Say’s Phoebe- Austin Bluffs Area on 4-25, FOS, singing Blue Jay Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay Austin Bluffs Area Near Hwy. 9 and CR 11, about 15 miles NW of Canon City Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1 Common Raven- Austin Bluffs Area Ruby-crowned Kinglet- FOS on 4-27, singing Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3, FOS Western Bluebird- F at BB on 4-21 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Townsend’s Solitaire- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, flock of 5! American Robin- Austin Bluffs Area, nest building on 4-25 CURVE-BILLED THRASHER Report from an open area in Florissant of a pair visiting a feeder since September, last seen on 4-13 Canyon Wren Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Black-capped Chickadee Missouri Gulch on 4-27 Austin Bluffs Area, singing on 4-6 Mountain Chickadee Singing and nest building in late April in Colo Spgs at Austin Bluffs Area and at 30th St. and Fillmore Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-9, 1 on 4-15, 2 on 4-16, 1 on 4-18, 4-26, 4-12, 4-27, 4-5 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 White-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-16, 4-7 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 Brown Creeper- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing Bushtit- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Austin Bluffs Area Western Tanager- calling on 4-21? calling at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-20? Virginia’s Warbler- Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS, 1 singing Yellow-rumped Warbler- Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23, FOS Chipping Sparrow- FOS on 4-26 Dark-eyed Junco- Gray-headed- 22 on 4-16, 20 on 4-3 Pink-sided- 2 on 4-3 Oregon- 1 on 4-15 Slate-colored- 1 on 4-18 Yellow-headed Blackbird- Colo Spgs on 4-13, FOS Common Grackle Austin Bluffs Area on 4-6, FOS Evening Grosbeak- a few around some of the time Pine Siskin- a few around most of the time Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23 Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1 Lesser Goldfinch- Austin Bluffs Area, early April Cassin’s Finch- some around most of the time Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Red Crossbill- some around most of the time, juvs. on 4-15 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 American Mink- lots of tracks along S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3 Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3e407971-b378-46c9-bd04-1b9ac5aceeac%40googlegroups.com.
