Walker Pit, west of Franktown a quarter mile, yesterday had Marbled Godwits,
Long-billed dowitchers, and American Avocets. This afternoon, Saturday, none of
them had stayed -- but 4 Whimbrels arrived.
The Pit has its usual complement of ducks - many Gadwalls plus others.
Hugh Kingery
On the Waterton section of the Denver Spring Count today, here's a quick
summary of the unusual birds (after 99 House Wrens 73 Yellow Warblers):
1 Ash-throated Flycatcher
1 Summer Tanager
1 Bobolink.
No W. Wood-Pewees.
A fairly short list -- not yet totaled but probably close to 55 species.
Thanks to all who posted the extraordinary glut of birds at Chatfield. Spurred
by your postings, Urling I went over to Chatfield late yesterday afternoon
-- and the quantity of birds along the paved roads staggered us.
As advertised, hundreds of Lark Buntings, Chipping, Lark, Vesper
We came back last night tired from the Red Cliff BBS survey -- which starts at
the top of Vail Pass and goes down Shrine Pass road, then up Homestake Creek.
The scenery makes the 3 a.m. get-out-of-bed worth it -- along with a few
mountain birds.
We saw several Pine Grosbeaks including a
None of thespeculators about Colorado’s 500th bird(s) addressed
onepossibility: It already happened.
Over the years the CFO Records Committee haslooked at 1000s of
records with professionalism, thoughtfulness, andthoroughness. Tocrack the
barrier the Records Committee
Two people emailed me, but not Cobirds, to add two more species to the Already
Seen.
BAIKAL TEAL
At Evergreeen behind a restaurant for a week or more.
BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER
Up Chukar Trail near Cameo 10-20 years ago.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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Dick Beidleman inspired me in many ways. After seeing his name in an Audubon
Field Notes issue that published Breeding Bird Censuses, I wrote to him - out
of the blue - to ask where I could get a summer job. He suggested that I apply
for summer work at Rocky Mtn Natl Park.
In the two summers
On Thursday (Oct. 2), inspired by Bill Kaempfer's enthusiastic post, Urling
I headed north (for us) and east to Last Chance, the Anton playas, the Bonny
Dam cottonwood nursery.
Last Chance (7:30 am 4 p.m.) had as few species as we've ever seen there - 5
species noisy Collared-Doves,
At HH road, one had at least 750 ducks - all dabblers but most too far a way
for ID though we tallied 6 dabbling species plus coot.
A Northern Harrier harassed the ducks at each playa - 3 or 4 in all. [We did
not see 3-4 at each playa.]
At JJ, some shorebirds and also some at the next playa: 7
We enjoyed a balmy The Big Sit! last Sunday (a week before the official weekend
because we have other commitments next weekend).
The International Big Sit! has exacting, loose, frivolous standards. From a l7
ft. diameter circle, Sitters count any bird seen or heard, or that scouts and
Out here in Douglas County, we have a discussion going about ponderosa
pine cone crop - or the lack thereof. In Castlewood Canyon State Park, the west
side has only a handful of trees with a handful of cones; Karen Metz says,
portions of the East Side of the park do have pine cones - and
This afternoon during lunch we watched our FOS American Tree Sparrow. I first
saw, perched in a scrub oak, a breast with a prominent spot; then the bird came
down to feed on the ground and showed off prime plumage -- reddish cap, eye
stripe that stopped (more or less) at the eye, spiffy back
The Franktown pits have finally collected some water birds. Walker and McClain
both had both Cackling Canada Geese (many more Cackling, especially at Walker
- 210 birds). Between the two pits, we saw 10 duck species; mostly Mallards but
also Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and 3
This morning, seven of us on a DFO trip enjoyed the companionship and
endured the snowy weather and a temperature that started at 29 degrees and
ended at 17 degrees, to sample two gravel pits two yards within 5 miles of
downtown Franktown.
At the two gravel pits, we counted 21
We posted the Black Forest CBC date yesterday: Jan. 4.
Contacts: 719 area code:
Jeannie Mitchell, 719.494.1977 Email: vance...@earthlink.net,
303 area code:
Hugh Kingery, 303 814 2723, ouze...@aol.com
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We just watched the show of a lifetime!
Three (3) Goshawks just cruised through our yard! Two adults one immature.
They perched in plain sight, next to the feeders, within about 20 feet of each
other. One adult made an unsuccessful pass at a squirrel right below him; one
adult the
Our preliminary count for the Denver Urban CBC Jan. 1, without four of the
important areas, stands at 80 species, 23,868 individuals. Two-thirds of them
Canada Cackling Geese.
So far, House Finches outnumber House Sparrows - a new development - 471 to
336. As an urban count, after the
Yesterday, Feb. 13, Urling I visited the cemetery park in Elizabeth.
Crossbills continue.
While at the Cemetery, we talked to a man who lives across the street, on the
south by the walk-in gate, who has feeders. He had lots of birds hanging
around, including Red Crossbills, Downy
I asked the question on this forum about our Goshawks the little birds
feeding actively with those 3 big predators within 10 feet.
How come all these little guys feed without compunction withthese scary
predators around?
These answers came to me personally, but I think they are worth
Two days ago, Mar. 29, Urling saw, over our house, a Turkey Vulture headed
north with determination.
This morning we saw two or three, soaring around near the house - we think the
Castlewood State Park vultures have returned. This afternoon, I watched one
heading north with some
We invitequalified observers to participate in the Breeding Bird
Survey “BBS.”Participants must have the skills to identify the likely species
on theirroutes by sight and by sound.
Since 1966 (1968 in Colorado and theWest) the Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center,
On this blustery windy cold day about 3 this afternoon, Urling stopped at
McClain Pit (half a mile South of Colo 86 on Castlewood Canyon Rd - Franktown)
and spotted bunch of Bonaparte's Gulls - I counted a dozen. They gracefully
skimmed along the water dipped uo and down to pick up
Spring arrivals in our yard:
May 1 - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
May 2 - Common Poorwill Lazuli Bunting
House Wrens have started building a nest in a box on the side of our house.
Sticks all over the deck that they couldn't squeeze in.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Chatfield?
Hi Hugh,
Paul Schlagbaum (who is included on this email) visited our office today and
said he spotted a scissor-tailed flycatcher near the entrance to the Plum Creek
picnic area at Chatfield.
We will reschedule the Spring Count from the Audubon Nature Center at
Chatfield from today to Monday. We welcome anyone who would like to come along.
Meet at the Audubon Nature Center at 6 a.m. Directions on request.
Amy Cervene, Urling, and I started out this morning. We left our house in a
We postponed the Spring Count at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife
Refuge from last Sunday to next Sunday. Several people who signed up for the
first date can't come on May 17. We have to limit the number of people due to
vehicle capacity (we use Arsenal vehicles). We invite
This morning in our yard, Urling spotted our first Chipping Sparrow. We can
easily report to Cobirds the first date we see birds - the first Say's Phoebe,
Cinnamon Teal, Turkey Vulture, or Western Tanager -- or Chipping Sparrow. But
figuring out the last date doesn't come so easily.
Based on
Urling and I walked the Cherry Creek trail south of Parker this morning. We
found 41 species -- a higher count than usual for us. Highlights:
A swarm of 250 or so swallows feeding along the stream.
With them 3 Chimney Swifts, cruising low and close.
One Orchard Oriole - in other years
Our Denver Audubon bird class had a very nesty morning on Genesee today.
We started by watching one nest tree with four species feeding young
(Williamson's Sapsucker, Violet-green Swallow, Pygmy Nuthatch, and Western
Bluebird) (watching that took us 30 minutes); then another that had only 3
Further to the discussion of Common NIghthawks, Peggy Gonder and we had a
magical experience Sunday evening, after our CFO trip. Following directions
from Meredith Anderson, we drove up CR 107/108, south of the Salida Gateway Inn
that served as headquarters for the CFO convention. The road
Would anyone on Cobirds like to volunteer for this stint? Contact me if you
have an interest.
A couple who plans to vacation in Fraser June 21-22 a re looking for a
guide/birdwatcher to take them on a bird walk.Half-day or full-day, either
one. They have spent time here before but
We enjoyed a melodious walk along the North Pinery Cherry Creek trail this
morning. Singers galore! Lots of Bullock's Orchard orioles, Lazuli Buntings,
Yellow Warblers Yellow-breasted Chats, House Wrens, American Lesser
goldfinches. About a mile north we heard, but could not see, a
Urling and I ran the Red Cliff BBS route last Wednesday on a beautiful day. The
route starts at the top of Vail Pass, goes down the Shrine Pass road and then
up Homestake Creek to the dam.
The flowers didn't match the spectacular blooms in the foothills such as Newton
Park and Castlewood
During a 2-hour walk near home, with cloudy sky and a few sprinkles we heard,
emanating from a patch of willows, the unmistakable song of a Bell's Vireo, but
impossible to see. A couple of hours later, we returned and glimpsed a very
active, very hard-to-see, very small bird (enough to pick out
We went east this morning -- inspired by the wonderful prairie birds along the
Baird's Sparrow CR 5, we hoped to see some of that abundance in a different
part of the state. Essentially, from Colo. 86 where it meets I70, we drove east
(20 miles north of Limon). Eventually we dropped down to
Douglas: We saw a male Calliope Hummingbird at our feeder yesterday and again
today.
That spurs me to mention two other observations people have mentioned to me.
El Paso: Alex Finta sent a picture of a male Calliope that he took in Woodland
Park on July 4.
Jeffco: Bob Rozinski saw at least
Posted at the request of Bob Rozinski.
Some of the White Pelicans at Cherry Creek Reservoir have wing tags. Bob
recorded hte number of one and found the tagger, who said he had applied the
wing tag at Gunnison Island, Utah. The birds from there winter on the Gulf
Coast. Bob saw this bird
This morning Urling and I walked the Cherry Creek trail, north from the North
Pinery parking area. Before we started we guessed at the species total: I said
nine, she said fifteen. Two hours later we returned to the car with 12 species
-- and then four Rock Pigeons flew over to bump the list
We Big Sat! for the 14th year, yesterday, at our house. We counted fewer
species -- 32 -- than average, ditto individuals (265). We had excellent
cookies, Quiche, and coffee cake, though.
The avian highlight came, believe it or not, with a common species. Urling and
I sat! late yesterday
I reported to Cobirds about the Boreal Toad we encountered during our Red
Cliff BBS route. Bev Baker, with the US Forest Service, asked for details, and
came back with this information.
There are two known boreal toad breeding sites near the reservoir and the
adult you saw likely came from
Peggy Corpenny sent to Denver Audubon Society three pictures of an Acorn
Woodpecker coming to her feeder in Indian Hills, for the past two days. She
says she would welcome visiting birders. The location has quite limited
parking, and she doesn't know how many of you might throng up there 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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Denver has conducted Fall Bird Counts for over 30 years.
Everyone–all skill levels – welcome: more eyes see more birds.
Friday,Sept. 11
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Leader: Mary Cay Burger303-771-3431 (mcbur...@juno.com)
Meet at 0700 at Marina,inside west
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
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
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,
Our Denver Audubon bird class enjoyed an extravaganza at Barr Lake State Park
yesterday.
First we stopped at the banding station, where Meredith McBurney gave her usual
fact-packed analysis of the birds she held in her hands. She managed to present
in checklist order (or at least the 4
We had a group of birders yesterday at & 74th & the South Platte, with 6 cars
or more.. One of the people left her purse in the back seat, and a passenger
left his scope. While we explored the area, 11:00 am to 1 pm, someone threw a
rock through her window, grabbed the purse, and left the
Patty Echelmeyer saw a Carolina Wren at her home in Wheat Ridge -- 10 feet from
the window. She described it well, but saw it only twice, Nov. 29 and Dec. 2.
Not since. She alerted several neighbor-bird-watchers, but they had no luck in
finding it. She hasn't seen it since Wednesday (Dec. 2).
Ira has his regular rosy-finches; this morning we saw our first one in our 18
years here! It came in just after 8 am, stayed possibly 5 minutes, flew off and
hasn't showed any loyalty at all since then. Maybe tomorrow.
We peg it as an Interior form, with a yellowish bill, which apparently
For the past hour & a half we've watched two, now one, Northern Goshawk
immatures in our yard. They perch in conspicuous branches with good views -
sometimes 100 feet from the feeders, sometimes right next to them. The smaller
birds still come to feeders, at least when the goshawks perch
New Year's Day brought out a big contingent of birders who saw a record number
of species on the Denver (Urban) Christmas count. Its circle includes 10 miles
of the South Platte, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Rocky Mtn. Arsenal NWR, downtown
Denver, downtown Aurora, and more.
So far, we have 92
The Walker Pit this morning held a couple of hundred Cackling & Canada Geese.
Among them I saw two Greater White-fronted Geese. The geese probably move in
and out to feed, so if you go you might not find them.
Also, Vicki Monroe, south of Franktown, reported two Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches
at
Do you remember the Greater Roadrunner that ran along the Hogback near the Hawk
Watch, 2-3 years ago?
Kari Schoen, who lives in Lakewood below the Hogback, and one of her neighbors,
saw roadrunner in her yard on May 18. (She reported it to Denver Audubon.) Has
anyone heard of that roadrunner
Tom Ryon reports: "Last Thursday, 5/26, at the National Renewal Energy Lab, in
Golden, I saw a Greater Roadrunner. I was with another gentleman and it
couldn’t have been anything else! I do not have a photo. It was at an
elevation of 5,870 ft on the Tertiary Trail in South Table Mountain
Further to the junco discussion (and without appending all the previous
messages), our frequency probably goes like this, most common to least:
Gray-headed, Pink-sided, Oregon, Slate-colored & Cassiar's.
We haven't seen White winged this winter, though we do sometimes host them. I
think they
A puzzlement.
The setting: We live in an area below an extension of the Castlewood Canyon
cliffs, one of 16 homes scattered along a mile-long road. Several of the homes
have bird feeders,though not as faithfully filled as ours. On top of the
cliffs, a half mile away, a subdivision
An addendum to our report from South Park about elk & rosy-finches.
The SCENERY. The mountains that surround South Park, snow-covered and
spectacular, sparkled in the sun, formed backdrops in every direction. They
made every minute memorable.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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Inspired by David Suddjian's impressive list of Park County birds from Jan. 25,
Urling & I drove up there yesterday. We live an hour farther away than David,
and didn't get up quite as early as he did anyway.
We saw twice as many Elk as we did Rosy-Finches; in fact twice as many Elk as
all
A miscellany of observations around here during February:
Winter Wren one2/19Castlewood Canyon SP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet one 2/26Cherry Creek trail near N. Pinery Pkwy.
Mountain Bluebird2/14 Winkler Ranch, by Kathy Dressel.
We saw one 2/19 and 2 today,
Denver Audubon received a call today from Amy Bauer, who has two pairs of swans
that she has IDd as Trumpeters. I asked her if she would let people visit to
confirm the ID and she said certainly.
She lives in south Weld County (intersection of CRs 19 & 8); the reservoir,
North Star, lies on
In the woods across Castlewood Canyon Road from the McClain Pit, we heard a
mystery call, sort of like a more musical American Wigeon. After 5 minutes, we
finally saw the source: a pair of Eastern Bluebirds. They moved together, and
first the male & then the female inspected a hole (at the
I never thought of a life list for our dog, Lark. I'm not sure how to
determine whether or not she actually saw/encountered the bird. Certainly, the
Wild Turkeys that she chases qualify.
We also have a list of birds seen in the shower (static, now, since the aspen
tree we could see through
Colorado has 18 BBS routes that need route-runners.
We invitequalified observers to participate in the Breeding Bird
Survey “BBS.”Participants must have the skills to identify the likely species
on theirroutes by sight and by sound.
Since 1966 (1968 in Colorado and
Urling and I walked the Walker Trail near Franktown Easter morning. A lovely
day with the highlight consisting of Western Bluebirds actively feeding along
the trail. Though I recorded only 17, it seemed like more (and we did have more
on our own road).
The second surprise: a garter snake
A Black-headed Grosbeak just came to our sunflower seed feeder. He retreated,
but after we chased away the turkeys, he came back.
We have a couple of hummingbirds, new this week, but not much else to crow
about.
We did see this afternoon one White-faced Ibis in the flooded field across
Jodi Barr sent Denver Audubon a picture of a molting male Summer Tanager in her
yard at 10700 East Dartmouth in Denver. She saw it May 18, and it may still be
coming in. Contact her at to confirm its continued
presence.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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We still have ten (10) BBS routes available. If anyone would like a (late)
assignment, the route descriptions follow:
“I especiallyenjoyed the first few pre-dawn stops along the wetlands area of
PonchaCreek—the dawn chorus there was often a tad overwhelming. An experience
Iwill never
We had a pleasant trip home from the Lamar CFO convention, as we stopped in
several places. Most places, others have reported. At Jackson Pond, Eads, Chuck
Hunterdmark & Paul Slingsby pointed out a Willet and directed us to a Northern
Waterthrush along the stream west of Jackson Pond.
A
Karen Metz walked the Walker Trail, Franktown, early this morning and found
three Yellow-breasted Chats. We walked the Trail this morning (with John &
Selma Woofswinkel, of Castle Rock) but counted only two Chats. Selma spotted
the first of what turned into three Lesser Goldfinches, one male
Swallow dominated our spring counts. As we walked along the Audubon Center
trails on Saturday they streamed over and over and over, all headed downstream,
all too high to identify. Our estimate came up with 7
85 but we think we underestimated. Sunday at Rocky Mtn Arsenal we also saw
large
In my previous post I forgot to mention one exhilirating observation.
We watched ten or so Western Kingbirds and an equal number of Lark Buntings
feeding along one of the irrigation pipes the refuge uses to jump-start their
native prairie restoration. A Swainson's Hawk flew right at the center
Denver Audubon's Lois Webster Fund provides grants to Colorado researchers
working on
wildlife projects.
We encourage you to join us for Lois Webster Fund’s 2015 Research & Education
Presentation:
Wed, May 4, 2016 from 6:30-9:00 pm in the Kent Village Clubhouse, 3490 S. Race
St, Englewood.
34th Annual Spring Bird Count – 2016
Everyone welcome – just show up. More eyes spot more birds.
Thursday,May 12
Barr Lake periphery. 0730am
This trip does not involve muchwalking -- good for people with limited mobility
or stamina.
Leader: Dick Anderson,303-757-4582
Meeting
The Breeding Bird Survey has a great set of volunteers running routes in
Colorado. You've read reports from some this summer about their findings &
adventures.
The last remaining volunteer from Ron Ryder'soriginal crew of 1968 retired
from his route this year. Lowell McEwen has run the Last
National Audubon sponsored a bluebird count survey, where we counted bluebirds
for 5 minutes at 12-15 points. Urling & I created e14*15 of these sites,
numbered BB1 through BB15, from the Mrs. Mouses' Outhaouse to Lake Gulch Road &
then along the main park road, off Colo 83.
It's a private
Reflecting on Ron's legacy to our birding community, I remember an ABA
convention in Fort Collins years ago which exemplifies his commitment to
birders and to bird protection.
Ron spearheaded the search for Boreal Owls on Cameron Pass. Their efforts
confirmed breeding, I believe the second
The wonderful thing about Ron Ryder: he encouraged everyone who had an
interest in wildlife - professional biologists, citizen scientists, plain
beginners. He provided encouragement to anyone starting or conducting any
constructive wildlife project.
He initiated the Breeding Bird Survey in
Urling & I just watched a Peregrine Falcon flap across the field below our
house and land in the scrub oak patch that holds our bird feeders. It stayed
there maybe 5 minutes and then flew on north. We saw it while walking in the
field (probably would have missed it otherwise) so we didn't see
We drove the RMA wildlife tour route this morning (and this afternoon). We
tallied 31 species, half of them waterfowl.
We debated the highlights -- these three candidates:
Prairie Merlin perched on a fence post so intent on his meal that he
allowed close (in the car) contact.
Half a
Spring sprouted this week, winter next. Time to consider taking on
a Breeding Bird Survey route.
We invitequalified observers to participate in the Breeding Bird
Survey “BBS.”Participants must have the skills to identify the likely species
on theirroutes by sight and
If you haven't yet, order the 2ndColorado Breeding Bird Atlas NOW!
The number of copies we print depends on thenumber of pre-orders we receive. If
only 500 orders come in (the current tally)the print run won’t exceed 1000.
That would leave fewer books to order afterpublication,
Join us for the annual Denver area Fall Count. Denver has conducted
Fall Bird Counts for over 30 years.Bringbinoculars, scopes for the reservoir
counts, field guide, and lunch. Everyonewelcome to help – more eyes see more
birds.
Friday,Sept. 9
Cherry
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science invites us to contribute dead birds to
its Collections Dept. Contact Jeff Stephenson at (I think - I'm away from my
address book) 303 370 8319 or Garth Spellman (303) 370-6469,
garth.spell...@dmns.org.
Again,
Put the bird in a ziplock bag & seal it.
The Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas book project is nowat the printer! The
process will take about 8 weeks.
You can still order copies for your library – for 1-2 weeks.Your pre-orders
will help us determine how many books to print.
We plan book launch events in both Durango and
I saw an Eastern Phoebe this morning on the "Cherry Creek Trail, south end to
Walker GRavel Pit" (nee Walker Road Trail). It popped up under the highway
bridge, the same place where we think a pair nested earlier in the summer.
In our yard, singing allegedly inspired by day-length in the fall,
A few fall visitors have arrived here this week.
At Castlewood Canyon State Park on Wednesday we encountered three Townsend's
Solitaires, here to spend the winter among the "berry"-laden junipers.
In our yard, Thrusday, we heard our first Blue Jays of the fall. They don't
live here in the
For the most part our October birds match previous Octobers, although maybe not
in similar quantities at the feeders. The scrub oaks have a bumper crop of
acorns, and the Rhus trilobata (3-leaved sumac or skunkbrush) have loads of
berries. Blue Jays have shown up for the winter to gorge on
On Oct. 18 we found a Northern Mockingbird in the field below our house. We've
seen it sporadically since then, including this morning.
Then yesterday, Urling found TWO Gray Catbirds about 200 yards farther down the
hill! We saw one today. They seem quiet & secretive (as does the mockingbird).
Out Castlewood Canyon way, we can brag, not about rare birds, but about
spectacular autumn color from the scrub oaks & cottonwoods. The range of colors
sparkles on these clear days and rewards anyone who needs a wild-place fix.
We do enjoy dueling Townsend's Solitaires and robins the color of
On the monthly Walk the Wetlands from the Audubon Denver Nature Center, the
group had goodlooks at three male Eastern Bluebirds.
To find them go 1/2 to 3/4 miles toward the river and downstream. When you can
get back next to the river after a bypass, where the stream bends from north to
On the Black Forest CBC, we counted 1545 birds of 42 species. The species count
= second highest of 28 counts. We had only 23 counters - feel free to join us
next year for a couple of challenging hikes or some rewarding drive-arounds.
We had a good variety of raptors on the count:
1 Bald
The 29th Denver Urban CBC, on a balmy day that I can hardly remember now,
tallied 84 species (so far - one area count & a couple of feeder counts yet to
come in). That's one more than the average for the 28 previous counts.
The species list seems fairly typical; unusual species include Greater
We walked the Walker Trail again this morning -- the Eastern Phoebe has staked
out the section under the Colo. 86 bridge (at least today).
In the first big cottonwood grove we heard a sweet warble that Urling figured
out: an Eastern Bluebird. The grove had two Eastern Bluebirds flitting around,
We spent the last 3 days in Summit County -- no robins, but 10-20 Evening
Grosbeaks -- a species we don't see mentioned on Cobirds very often. Otherwise,
the typical Summit birds including what once seemed atypical -- several flocks
of Pygmy Nuthatches. A grand total of 19 species seen on 5
On our morning walk Urling heard the distinctive call of an Eastern Phoebe, and
later got a good look at the birds. It's on the Walker Trail, between the first
foot bridge and the Colo. 86 overpass -- the same area where they probably bred
last year.
Otherwise the selection seemed normal -
At lunch today we admired a male Lazuli Bunting that came in to feed on the
millet we still throw on the ground (after taking down the cylinder feeders
because of a family of bears that found them delectable). .
Yesterday we counted 6 Chipping Sparrows; our first House Wren arrived on 4/22.
We have some anomalies this summer among the birds that come to our feeders.
Today 4 surprise birds showed up.
We see many more Black-headed Grosbeaks than in any of the past 3 years.
Compared with 5 or so in daily in summers of 2014-2016, this month we see 10-15
, and probably more. Many,
upper Coal
Creek Canyon where there was nearly 4' of snow in late May. Perhaps they moved
to lower altitudes? Same could be true of rock wrens.
Paula
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