The golden-crowned Sparrow was at Red Rocks feeders this morning. Also had a
Prairie Falcon perched on the tall snag to the south of the Trading Post.
Mike Henwood
Grand Junction
Mesa county
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Hi All,
Stopped by the feeders at the Red Rocks Trading Post around noon threw out
some seed. Felt just like home as the Golden-crowned Sparrow popped into view
briefly and the House Finch with the white dollop on her crown came into feed.
Mike Henwood
Grand Junction Mesa Co
Presently visiting
Today, as I pulled into the Red Rocks Trading Post I saw the post by Christian
Nunes that the Teller Farm's Golden-crowned Sparrow returned. The feeders and
the ground were void of seed. I threw down some millet and waited for the
birds to show up. The first bird out of the thicket was the
Hello Folks,
Rob Raker and I were able to observe the Golden-crowned Sparrow and
Lincoln's Sparrow early this morning at the feeders behind the Red
Rocks Trading Post. The Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was a no-show in
the 45 minutes we were there, but Kiki Widjaja reported seeing the Fox
Good Morning All,
The approximately 8 inches of snow and colder weather prompted me to
go to the Red Rocks feeders early this morning and scatter some seed.
Listening to the cries of the Peregrine Falcons while watching the
Golden-crowned Sparrow under the platform feeder is a special
Hi All,
This morning the Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up around 7:45 A.M.
With the snow and cold there were lots of hungry birds at the feeders
behind the Red Rocks Trading Post and listening to the Peregrine
Falcons calling on Ship Rock while watching the feeders is a special
treat.
Hello All,
Wonderful to hear the cascading song of the Canyon Wren while putting
out seed this morning at the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading
Post. The adult Golden-crowned Sparrow and Gambel's White-crowned
Sparrow appeared in the first 15 minutes (~7:45). Saw all the junco
Good Morning All,
Shortly after 7 this morning the adult Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared
along with the adult White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) on the flat rock
slab under the upper apple tree at the feeders behind the Red Rocks
Trading Post.
Seeing both birds together emphasized the size
Good Morning All,
With the heavy snow this morning, I thought the birds might use a
little help. Put some seed out on and under the platform feeder
behind the Red Rocks Trading Post and the Golden-crowned Sparrow and
the adult White-crowned Sparrow joined the juncos, towhees, Song
Hello All,
Checked out the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post this morning
and observed the Golden-crowned Sparrow come out of the brush around
8:00 A.M.and feed on the ground next to a classic White-winged Junco.
The female Prairie Falcon was perched on top of Frog Rock and the
Good Morning All,
A hungry horde of birds were waiting for me at the feeders behind the
Red Rocks Trading Post this morning and the Golden-crowned Sparrow was
among them. Did not see any Rosy-finches, but didn't stay long and
was gone by 8:15 A.M. Seems like this would be a good day
Three of us were there until 9:30 this morning. No Rosy-Finches during that
time either. Good luck to any that try though.
John Jones
Lakewood
Jefferson County
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Good Morning All,
A hungry horde of birds were waiting for me at the
Good Morning All,
Took some friends up to Red Rocks this morning and ran into Bruce
Neuman and a friend of his at the Red Rocks feeders behind the Trading
Post. We all saw the Golden-crowned Sparrow and Bruce reported they
had seen the pair of Prairie Falcons engaged in courtship behavior
Good Morning All,
The juncos were waiting when I arrived at the feeders at Red Rocks
Trading Post this morning about 6 a.m. Did some shoveling and
sweeping and spread some seed - the Golden-crowned Sparrow came in to
the platform feeder right away. Did not see the Rosy-Finches, but
Good morning All,
Art Hudak and I had the same idea this morning and threw some seed out
at the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post - the Golden crowned
Sparrow came out and fed hungrily early on. A Mountain Chickadee was
a new addition to the Red Rocks list this year (2013), and we
Good Morning All,
No snow (just cold) and no Rosy-Finches at the Red Rocks feeders.
Rick Creswell and I did watch the Golden-crowned and adult White-
crowned Sparrow come out and start feeding just after 7:30 a.m. There
were two Ravens calling back and forth (our nesting pair?) and a
Hi All,
Threw some seed out early this morning (before 7), then ran some
errands, and returned to the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading
Post. Between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m., the Golden-crowned Sparrow put in
several appearances and there were two Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches on
the wall to
Good Morning All,
Threw some seed out at the feeders behind the Red rocks Trading Post
this morning and the Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared right away. Did
not see any Rosy-Finches, although there were some folks there hoping
the Rosy's would appear. If the snow and cold predicted
I must have just missed Mark Chavez at the feeders behind the Red
Rocks Trading Post. I didn't arrive until around 4:30 p.m., and in a
few short minutes I saw the Golden-crowned Sparrow and one Gray-
crowned Rosy-Finch perch on the platform feeder. The only other birds
that came in at
Hi Folks,
After a wait of 30+ minutes this morning, Michael Kiessig and I
observed the Golden-crowned Sparrow at the feeders behind the Red
Rocks Trading Post. We also had a classic White-winged Junco among
the many juncos at the feeders plus two White-breasted Nuthatches (not
often
Hello All,
Michael Kiessig and I threw some seed out at the feeders behind the
Red Rocks Trading Post and the Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared after
about 10 minutes. This was around 8 A.M.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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Hi Folks,
The Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up around 8 this morning shortly
after Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig and myself threw some seed out. We
then went to Bear Creek Lake Park (BCLP), where we searched in vain
for the Brambling, Common Redpoll, and Harris's Sparrow. We did see a
Good morning,
Threw some seed out early this morning and Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig
and myself were able to observe the Golden-crowned Sparrow at the
feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post 3 different times between 7
and 7:30.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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Hello All,
This morning Celia and Mike Greenman and myself observed the Golden-
crowned Sparrow put in several appearances at the Red Rocks Trading
Post feeders between 7:30 and 8:00.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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Good Morning All,
Took some seed over to the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post
at Red Rocks this morning, and the Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up at
7:30 A.M. I will put out seed tomorrow morning early as well, and
folks probably have a good chance of seeing the Golden-crowned
Hello All,
The Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared just after I put some seed out at
the Red Rocks feeders this morning around 8:30 AM. I observed the
bird two more times at the feeders - both about 20 minutes apart. No
other rarities at the feeders today.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson
Good Morning,
Threw some seed out at the feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post
this morning and the Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared around 7:45 AM.
I observed him feeding first on the flat rock under the upper apple
tree and later on the bird appeared down in the flat area underneath
Good Morning,
When I arrived at the Red Rocks feeders this morning Art Hudak was
there and had already put seed out. In the hour plus that we watched,
we saw the Golden-crowned Sparrow once - the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow
did not appear.
This was a real surprise as the Fox sparrow was
Good Morning All,
The Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared under the platform feeder at 7:38
A.M. this morning. Not near as many birds at the feeders as during
the winter, but still the same species. I was surprised to see a lone
Pine Siskin come in to the feeder area.
At Ship Rock things
Hi All,
A young man named Jay and I watched the Golden-crowned Sparrow put
in an appearance under the platform feeders at the Red Rocks Trading
Post about 8:10 this morning. The number of juncos seems to be
reduced considerably from a week ago. The PS x WW cross was there
early.
Good morning All,
Went out owling early this morning and stopped by the feeders at the
Red Rocks Trading Post about 6:30 A.M. Around 6:41 Ben Kemena and I
watched the Golden-crowned Sparrow put in an appearance in the flat
area just south of the upper apple tree. Posed for a couple of
Hi All,
Took a brief trip to the feeders at the Red Rocks Trading Post this
morning. As is often the case, the first year White-crowned Sparrow
put in an appearance under the upper apple tree followed shortly
thereafter by the Golden-crowned Sparrow in the same location (about
7:20
Good Morning,
Threw some seed out early this morning about 6:30 A.M. The Golden-
crowned Sparrow showed up right away. I did not stay to see if the
Rosy-Finches showed up.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jeffco
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Hi All,
Since I won't be able to get to the feeders at the Red Rocks Trading
post for the next couple of days, I took some seed down about 4:30P.M.
and stayed for 45 minutes. Seems like some new birds arrived during
the day. As soon as I arrived I noticed two White-winged Juncos side
Good Morning All,
The Golden-crowned Sparrow first appeared a little after 8 this
morning below the platform feeder. He spent the next 10-15 minutes
alternating between feeding under the platform feeder and retreating
in to the shrubs.
Other highlights of the morning at the feeders
The Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up 7:22 A.M. on the flat rock just
to the left of the upper apple tree. As is often the case, the 1st
year White-crowned made an appearance followed shortly thereafter by
the adult Golden-crowned Sparrow. Seems like the two often appear at
the feeder
The Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up under the lower apple tree about
7:27 A.M. this morning. If you are planning on visiting the feeders
at Red Rocks this weekend, plan on bringing some seed with you. I
will be unable to visit the feeders this weekend.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson
Hi All,
Threw some seed out early this morning at the feeders at the Red Rocks
Trading Post. The Golden-crowned Sparrow was seen early in the
morning on the flat rock under the upper apple tree and later in the
morning under the platform feeder. Lots of birds with the snow and
cold.
The Golden-crowned Sparrow was very cooperative this morning for the
DFO Field Trip appearing several times. Our group also was able to
see the Prairie Falcon harass a Red-tailed Hawk perched on top of one
of the large rock formations (Ship Rock). Later on the group had good
looks at the
Just got back into town so threw some seed out at the feeders behind
the Red Rocks Trading Post early AM. Didn't see the Golden-crowned
Sparrow early, but bumped into Dan Brook Cheryl Teuton at the Red
Rocks feeders later in the morning - we observed the Golden-crowned
Sparrow about
Threw some seed out at the Red Rocks feeders behind the Trading Post
mid-afternoon. Didn't take long for the Golden-crowned Sparrow to
show up - along with hordes of other species. Think the birds could
feel the storm coming in and were filling up in anticipation of a
long, cold next 24
The Golden-crowned Sparrow put in an appearance at 7:12 am today -
under the lower apple tree.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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The Golden-crowned Sparrow first appeared at 7:30 A.M. on the flat
rock under the upper apple tree. It stayed in the vicinity of the
upper apple tree for about 10 minutes before departing. Also had a
male Cassin's Finch perch in the crown of the lower apple tree for a
short time - 1st
Stopped by the feeders at the Red Rocks Trading Post about 1:00 P.M.
this afternoon. The Golden-crowned Sparrow was spotted feeding by the
lower apple tree. Yesterday morning I saw him on the flat stone just
to the left of the upper apple tree.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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Threw some seed out before 7 at the Red Rocks feeders - The Adult
Golden-crowned Sparrow appeared for the first time at 7:22 A.M. The
pair of Prairie Falcons are still in the park and early in the morning
are usually seen near Cave Rock. Last winter we had only one Prairie
Falcon winter
Thought folks might be interested in knowing I watched the Red Rocks
feeders yesterday evening (Nov. 2)after the storm from 5:00 to 6:30
P.M., and did not see the Golden-crowned Sparrow. Then this morning
around 8:00 A.M. along with Michael Kiessig Rob Raker, we observed
the adult
The Golden-crowned Sparrow was present again today with a White-throated
Sparrow. If you get up there try to bring some seed. If we keep these feeders
stocked you never know what will show this fall/winter.
Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
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This morning, I decided to run over to Red Rocks to see if the Golden-crowned
Sparrow would show at the feeders. When I arrived, Carol Sullivan was looking
for her life bird. I scattered some hulled millet and waited for at least an
hour, looking through the various sparrows (White-crowned,
Hi all,
I read with interest the reports on the Golden-crowned sparrow at Red
Rocks. I would have to go back to my year lists ( Oh, where are they??
difficult to find after a move). But when we started birding 20 years ago we
were eager to find that sparrow and took a number of bags of seed to
With a couple of inches of snow on the ground this morning, I decided
to check on the Golden-crowned Sparrow at the feeders at the Red Rocks
Trading Post. Threw out some seed around 8:00 a.m., then went and did
some birding in the park. Returned to the feeders around 9:30 a.m.
and the
This sparrow is still at the Trading Post feeder. I saw it today,
Saturday, at about 3 pm with other birders. Thanks to Sue Riffe and
previous posters. The juvenile Golden-crowned creeps out from the
bushes to the feeder area, then gets chased back into the bushes by
Spotted-Towhees. This feeder
This morning, I stopped by Red Rocks and brought some millet and niger for the
ground and sunflower for the platform feeder, guessing the feeders would be
empty. I was right. I left for 45 minutes and returned to see if the
Golden-crowned Sparrow was still there. He came along with the
After finishing the Ken Caryl CBC, I ran to Red Rocks for the Golden-crowned
Sparrow. The Golden-crowned was seen around 2:30 with a Chipping Sparrow. I
will add photos to the gallery below tonight.
Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
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