All,
Although I never got around to writing up a post on a lot of birding I did
around eastern CO from July 23-26, I figured I would share some info on
Dickcissels that I came across during my journeys. I had a total of 10
Dickcissels along Old Pueblo Rd and the western end of Hanover Rd in El
Paso Co on 26 July. I entered these birds into eBird at 4 different
personal locations along that 2-3 miles of road. On the same day, I had one
singing at Cheraw Lake in Otero Co. (they had been prev reported here this
year as well in eBird).
I also totaled 18 Dickcissels on Tamarack Ranch SWA in Logan Co on 25
July. All the birds were on the part of the SWA on the east side of CR55
(not the side where the Eastern Wood-pewee is/was). I covered most of the
roads passable in a Camry. I also found a bunch of Dickcissels along CR138
just west of Crook near Tamarack Ranch (where I also refound previously
reported Upland Sandpipers in a recently mowed field). I guess Dickcissels
are more regular/expected in the NE corner of the state?
I felt like I was back in the southeast at Tamarack Ranch with N Cardinals,
Red-bellied (a few) and Red-headed Woodpeckers (abundant), Bell's Vireo,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Field Sparrows, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Bobwhite,
Baltimore Oriole, among other eastern birds, incl the continuing Eastern
Wood-pewee. Neat place with tons of habitat to explore. I'll definitely
have to get back there again. I also birded around Red Lion SWA, Jumbo Res,
and other water bodies. Plenty of nice birds, but nothing earth
shattering. I really enjoy seeing Baird's Sandpipers on nearly every
wetland/lake shore that I scan!
Good birding,
Scott Somershoe
Littleton, CO
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:42 AM, SeEttaM . seet...@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday I decided to do some birding east of Colorado Springs after an
appointment in town and as I drove on Squirrel Creek Rd I heard a
Dickcissel. When I turned around and drove back I found at least 4 and
likely 6 Dickcissels were singing actively in sunflower fields on both
sides of the road (would seem to indicate they are guarding territory and
that females are likely nesting in there). Though I didn't remember reading
about Dickcissels along Squirrel Creek Rd in posts here this year, I
subsequently found a post recently by Stephen Getty of a singing Dickcissel
on Milne Rd about 1 km south of Squirrel Creek Rd in an overgrown lot. The
location I saw the Dickcissels yesterday was several miles from Milne Rd.
On ebird there was a sighting of 3 Dickcissels much further west at
Squirrel Creek Res. The location I had them was east of Williams Creek
(there aren't many crossroads out there). I will look thru more online
maps to see if I can pin the location down better. I got a couple of pics
of one of the Dickcissels that I have uploaded onto my Birds and Nature
blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ along with discussion about
the use of sunflower habitat.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
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