Our 44th annual Fall Count recorded 10,823 birds of 162 species. Count of
individuals lower than average, species count up 7 from average. We had 3 new
species: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Common Tern, and Dickcissel. Say's Phoebes
have increased over the years, with the 66 seen last weekend
Eight leaders will conduct Fall Counts from Friday, Sept. 8 to Sunday Sept. 10.
Contact Leaders to participate (except Chatfield):
Sept. 87 a.m. Barr Lake Periphery (mostly driving): Gregg Goodrich
303 655 9135
| Cherry Creek State Park: Cynthia Madsen
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We will hold our annual Fall Count the weekend of Sept. 9-10 (some trips on
Sept. 8). As it has since 1972 (the past 50 years), we will offer trips to 7 or
8 Metro area sites. Details later -- the leaders still have some times & dates
to settle on.
Hugh
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Our Sunday Fall count at the Rocky
Our Sunday Fall count at the Rocky Mtn Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
tallied about 85 species (on the low side), but the variety impressed us.
We completely struck out on one group: we saw NO blackbirds, grackles, or
cowbirds. None at all. In that family, only a dozen meadowlarks.
The Fall Count at the Audubon Nature Center/Chatfield trails (Sept. 12) picked
up a respectable 56 species, and the "Drive around" from Waterton Bridge to
Roxborough Park road, past the entrance to Roxborough State Park, counted 22
species, 6 of them additional to the nature center species.
We enjoyed a fruitful Fall Count at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National
Wildlife Refuge yesterday (9/13). We counted 100 species, second highest of the
30 or so counts (we had 101 in 2008).
Most striking: a flood of Sage Thrashers -- they occupied most open areas on
the refuge, in twos to
SUNDAY FOR CASTLEWOOD!
The Castlewood Canyon State Park Fall Count will occur SUNDAY Sept. 13 -- the
park has a major event - a run - scheduled for Saturday.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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I WAS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
SATURDAY FOR CASTLEWOOD!
The Castlewood Canyon State Park Fall Count will occur SATURDAY Sept. 12
[twelfth] -- the park has a major event - a run - scheduled for Sunday.
You've certainly have heard enough about this, but this time, with
I WAS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
SATURDAY FOR CASTLEWOOD!
The Castlewood Canyon State Park Fall Count will occur SATURDAY Sept. 13 --
the park has a major event - a run - scheduled for Saturday.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
Hugh Kingery
Franktown,
The Waterton portion of the Denver Fall Count yesterday had a typical suite of
species. We tallied 786 individuals of 61 species -- last year, 60 species, 553
birds.
Highlights: A family of Blue Grosbeaks fed near the Gazebo.An Eastern Phoebe
hid in underbrush on Roxborough Park Road (maybe
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Already!
Please come out to join the ASGD/DFO annual Fall Count at Castlewood Canyon
State Park. We’ll be starting at 6:30am at the Old Farmhouse parking lot,
which is just inside the north park entrance off Hwy-86 (just west of
Franktown). We’ll be
Fall Count Cherry Creek SP Friday:
Of interest:
Juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger was found picking on the shore in the cove north of
the Swim Beach.
Nice mixture of Sanderling, four Pectoral, several Least and two Baird's
Sandpipers on the Southeast corner spit.
Four Red-necked Phalaropes pretty far
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