My son Stephen and I explored some ares in the north central part of Park County on from the late afternoon of June 30 to the late afternoon of July1.
*June 30* A pair of Pine Grosbeaks were exceedingly confiding along the roadway at Kenosha Pass Campground East. Tarryall Reservoir had some uncommon summering ducks: a male Common Goldeneye, male Ring-necked Duck, and 2 male Green-winged Teal. A California Gull flew past the reservoir and on upstream for several miles, ranging from the rookery at Eleven Mile Reservoir presumably. Forest along Park County Road (CR) 56 had an American Three-toed Woodpecker about a mile from Lost Park Campground. A Boreal Owl was calling before midnight near Topaz Peak in the Tarryall Mountains. *July 1* Gloomy skies did not dampen interesting birding in the upper watersheds of the South Fork of Lost Creek and Rock Creek. Forest Road 446 off CR 56 had 1 male White-winged Crossbill, Am. Three-toed Woodpeckers, a pair of Northern Pygmy-Owls (at 10,700’ these were a little higher than others I’ve had in Park, and in spruce/fir/lodgepole away from their more commonly used Ponderosa habitat in Park), and multiple families of Gray Jays. Stops along CR 56 had Pine Grosbeaks, Am. Three-toed Woodpecker, Rufous Hummer, Northern Goshawk (plus Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned). A Veery was in extensive willows near the headwaters of the south fork of Rock Creek. 4 Pinyon Jays in mixed forest with some ponderosa and bristlecone pines were further north in Park than I have so far encountered the species. Red Crossbills were encountered at many stops along CR 56, and later in other areas, All were in lodgepole pine forest, or mixed forest with lodgepole, spruce and sometimes fir. The calls were a good match for Type 5 crossbills. Tarryall Reservoir had the same uncommon ducks as reported above for the day before, plus a White-faced Ibis. We explored along some of the roads in the Indian Mountain ranches area between CR 77 and CR 15 (off west of Tarryall Reservoir). A highlight was an adult Green Heron at a small pond along Remington Road 1.8 miles W of the intersection with Ourey Road. In the afternoon we travelied and stopped along CR 54 up to Georgia Pass and around the upper slopes of Mt Guyot. A party of 7 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches flew over near snow fields at Mt Guyot. Michigan Lake had a female Bufflehead and a female Lesser Scaup, while a male and female White-winged Crossbill were seen together at forest margin to the northwest of the lake. My first Calliope Hummingbird of the season was with Rufous and Broad-tailed at a flower rich area up the road from Michigan Creek Campground. And several Pine Grosbeaks. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6Ror%2Bc6UJ1nQ4BkqBaF_HKxjmZLEvtTBfLH_GfO_NXj_dBA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
