6 April 2016
0700 - 0900
Back end side, parked at 126th off of Buckley, SW end of the lake.
Of the 43 species seen this morning, there were a few species that may be
of interest. In no particular order they were: Harris's Sparrow (is it
possible to have a first winter bird three weeks into spr
11 April 2016
Barr Lake - South side
Overcast, slightly breezy
American Avocets, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, seaweed dancing Western Grebe
pairs, and many other signs of spring abounded at Barr this morning. I'm
just here to report that the previously located Harris's Sparrow is still
present in
26 April 2016
Bluff Lake - Denver
The water was as high as I've seen it at Bluff. No shorebirds at all. I
did have a couple of avocets, 4 Snowy Egrets flew over, Say's Phoebes,
Black-crowned Night Heron, and a lot of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
On my way home, I drove by the playa north of 56th
27 April 2016
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
Not all of the sparrows are back yet, but I did see Chipping, Brewer's,
Clay-colored, Vesper, Song, Lincoln's, and a couple of Green-tailed
Towhees.
There were some good moments during the day. About a minute or twos walk
east from the intersection of
2 May 2016
Barr Lake State Park - From the Visitor's Center bridge to the Pioneer Trail
I went to Barr in the afternoon just to get out of the house on such a
beautiful day. There were a few migrants such as Hermit Thrush,
Orange-crowned Warbler, and Horned Grebe. My favorite for the day was a
If anyone bothered to look at my flickr site, you'd quickly realize that I
meant to say, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. This is why I should actually sleep
during the day between shifts instead of going out just because the sun is
shining.
On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:21:09 PM UTC-6, JBre
10 may 2016
First Creek Trail east of Buckley Road - just north of 56th Ave.
Other than multiple sparrow species, the most notable birds along the north
side of the trail between Buckley and the light rail bridge were an Eastern
Phoebe, Brown Thrasher, and a Northern Mockingbird.
John Breitsch
20 September 2016
Mostly cloudy day, fairly cool
On Sunday there were multiple harriers along the trail, today none. I did
see Red-tailed Hawks and a Cooper's Hawk to make up for it. For sparrows,
the other day it was almost all Vesper's. Today, there were just two of
those, but I had White-
Both Red-throated Loons and the Common Loon are being seen by DFO group off
often lake loop.
John Breitsch
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Harris's Sparrow - This morning between 0930 and 1030. Seen twice, heard
one other time. It was in the usual spot for that species, on the south
side feeders at the visitors center. It was with a mixed flock of House
and White-crowned Sparrows. They were going back and forth between the
fee
I went to Barr to search for the Magnolia Warbler. I missed that bird but
picked up one of the American Redstarts, many Sandhill Cranes, a couple of
Brown Creepers and more of the usual assortment.
On my way back to the car, while still on the lake side of the canal, I
spotted flycatcher/ph
.
John
On Sunday, October 14, 2012 6:05:27 PM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
> I went to Barr to search for the Magnolia Warbler. I missed that bird but
> picked up one of the American Redstarts, many Sandhill Cranes, a couple of
> Brown Creepers and more of the usual assortment.
Nothing much to report from a quick morning of birding at Prospect Park in
Wheat Ridge and also the South Platte by 88th Ave.
I just wanted to note that I had my 7th White-crowned Sparrow in the past
17 days, spanning 4 locations in 3 different counties. This one was in a
flock of White-crowned
I made a quick trip to Barr this morning just to get out of the house.
Among all the usual critters, there were:
Harris's Sparrow - same bird at the feeder area
Long-billed Dowitcher - two dozen or so
Sanderlings - two hanging out with the dowitchers
Other sandpipers - at least a couple of other
Species Seen: Common Redpoll, Adult Male (I think)
Location (General): Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Jefferson County
Location (Specific): Ralston Roost Picnic Area; first picnic table you
get to from the Visitors Center.
Time: 0700-0718 and again 0
I did a little birding today.
Golden-crowned Sparrow made its appearance at Red Rocks
Mandarin Duck was preening at Prospect Park in Wheat Ridge
On the way home, I stopped off for groceries. At the Green Valley Ranch
pond behind the Kind Soopers (near the Rec Center) there were several
species
Key Species Seen: Fox Sparrow
Location – General: Walden Ponds, Boulder
Location – Specific: Going west from the parking area, there is a row of
junipers that runs along a fence that abuts a private pond. The bird
started off on the east side of the path, then flew into the junipers and
Nothing unusual at Apex Trail today. There was a flock of Bushtits mixed
in with some Mountain Chickadees.
At Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, on the west side of the boardwalk trail behind
Bass Lake were two Swamp Sparrows.
Emerald Strand in Denver county had one Ross's Goose amongst the other
white c
Very nice pic. I got lucky and was aiming my camera at the bird as it took
off. I got a nice shot of the dark axillaries (dirty armpits - wingpits?).
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John Breitsch
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On Wedne
The DFO trip to Prospect Park/Wheat Ridge Greenbelt yesterday morning had a
first winter Harris's Sparrow just west of the main parking lot. If you
take the path from the main parking lot towards Tabor Lake, almost
immediately on the north side is a group of small trees. While watching
some J
Nothing unusual to report from here. The typical species were around:
Nuthatches, Mountain Chickadee, Townsend's Solitaire, Western Bluebirds,
and at least one Williamson's Sapsucker. There may have been as many as
three or four. I just couldn't be sure if I was seeing multiples or if I
was
Driving the DIA loop this afternoon I found three Burrowing Owls. One was
on the southwest corner of the 114th Ave & Trussville intersection. Two
others were sharing a spot on the northwest of Trussville and 120th, just
west of the small industrial plant there. They were originally a few feet
Despite the snow, wind, sleet, and lack of sleep, my brain is telling me it
is spring. I just had to go out somewhere, even if it was only for a few
minutes. I drove a mile or so from my house so I could visit with the
Horned Larks. In a very short time, I had picked up:
Red-tailed Hawk
Nor
It was a fairly quiet afternoon at Barr Lake. There are definite signs of
spring, however. Yesterday I was there and saw the Ospreys back on their
pole for the first time this year. Also, there was a FOS Chipping
Sparrow. Today added Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Phoebe (on the waters
edge
I spent an hour and a half driving/walking through the arsenal this
afternoon. Mostly it was walking on the west side of Lake Ladora. There
was a total of 55 species, with a good variety of water fowl and sparrows.
Highlights include (in the order seen, so this will be fairly random):
Frank
I saw a gull today off of the bird observatory platform that I am not sure
of the ID.
Definitely larger than the Ring-billed Gulls it was near, and it seemed
larger than the California Gulls that were farther off along the shore. It
didn't see quite big enough to be a Herring, but size can be de
r, Colorado
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On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:21:07 PM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
> I saw a gull today off of the bird observatory platform that I am not sure
> of the ID.
> Definitely larger than the Ring-billed Gulls it was near, and it see
I spent a couple of hours at Barr Lake State Park between 0700-0900. Some
new species are starting to find their way there. Of the 50+ species were
the following:
Swainson's, Hermit, and Gray-checked (refound) Thrush
Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, Yellow, and Tennessee Warblers
Warbling and C
I'm on call for work this weekend, so I couldn't get out to do any long
birding trips. Just walking about a mile from my house, I was able to
experience a typical, common spring morning in Colorado. Along a new trail
(more on that below), I was able to see the following among 30 species:
A c
Western Palm Warbler sw of pond
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some pictures of the two
plovers and the two phalaropes (wilson's and red-necked) out past Anton.
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On Monday, September 29, 2014 8:38:20 AM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
>
> Western Palm Warbler sw of pond
&
7 October 2014
0700 - 1100
I visited RMNP this morning for a short period of time. I didn't get
anything unusual. I just wanted to make a comment on the human brain. I
have only seen ptarmigan in the spring or summer, never in their winter
whites. I knew it was too early for that, but I was
11 November 2014
0700-0900
A quick trip to the Arsenal this morning produced a Northern Shrike and a
nice flock of American Tree Sparrows among the land birds.
The Great Egret is still hanging around with a Great Blue Heron.
On the water, there were most species of winter birds including all thre
Date: 10 March 2015
Time: 1240 - 1510
Weather: Sunny, mild
I took a leisurely walk/hike up Mt Reynolds Park today. I only saw 11
species and managed to lug my camera the entire time without taking a
single picture. I did, however see a Dusky Grouse that flushed from 25
feet above me on a hi
3/25
8:30 am
I went out to Yuma this morning with Dan Stringer to watch the Prairie
Chickens at the Rd 45 Lek. Shortly after seeing them, the rain started, so
we didn't get a chance to bird a lot in the area. We did find an Eastern
Phoebe at the Wray Fishing Unit, just NW of Wray. It was gre
Date: 26 March 2015
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
I stopped by Banner Lakes today since the weather prevented a trip there
yesterday. The last time I was there I had Long-eared Owls and Barn Owl.
This time it was the Long-eared's and a Great Horned Owl. The lakes
didn't have a large number of bird
Date: 1 April 2015
Time: 08:00 - 09:00 am
After reading about the incredible number of Mountain Plover sightings in
the past week or two, I decided that instead of sleeping for work tonight,
I'd go out and get me one or two. So as not to be a total leach, I decided
to make myself useful and
16 August 2015
with Pat O'Driscoll
Tamarack SWA, Red Lion SWA, and Jumbo Reservoir
0700-1300
There were only a few areas of standing water at Red Lion, Jumbo reservoir
water level was high, with only a little shorebird habitat on the edges,
and the west side of Tamarack was blocked from driving
27 August 2015
Intermittent light rain, warm
I am taking the day off from birding, so I only did a quick walk at the
Arsenal this morning. Birds of note:
Prairie Trail - Lark Bunting, Lazuli Bunting, large flocks of Clay-colored
Sparrows, several other sparrow species.
Havana Ponds - Lesser Ye
2 November 2015
0800
Southwest of Lake Ladora; not quite as far south as E 64th/Wildlife Drive,
but just north of there. If you take the Ladora Loop trail north of the
road (opposite the woodland trail), you follow it around to where it is
going east and then turns north. At that corner is som
21 November 2015
After work this morning I tried to go birding for an hour or so, but the
roads were completely covered in ice, so I went to sleep. I woke up to the
sun shining around 10:30 and decided to try again. It was mostly just a
waterfowl type day at the arsenal, I only looked at Lake
I made it out to Barr Lake this afternoon and I thought I was having a good
day. Then I read Meredith's post. Apparently, some of the good birds that
I found were caught earlier in the morning, so none of them have any
stealth capabilities whatsoever. No wonder I was able to find them all.
Nothing exceptional to note, although the Nashville Warblers (2) are still
there. Both in the brush along the canal between the banding station and
the Pioneer trail. Other birds today included:
Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's, Townsend's MacGillaray's, and Orange-crowned
Warblers
Green-tailed
I was one of the people birding Last Chance this morning. There were 6 or
7 sparrow species, 9 species of warbler, and several other fun finds.
These included Common Nighthawk, the Baltimore Oriole which I missed,
Northern Harrier, Cedar Waxwings, Black-headed Grosbeak, and the usual
catbirds
The Harris's Sparrow is actually a Vesper Sparrow. So still the same
number of sparrow species, just without the uncommon one. Thanks for those
who corrected me.
On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:52:28 PM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
> I was one of the people birding Last Cha
I had a strange birding morning today. Among the birds that I saw were a
phalarope (more on that in a moment), White-faced Ibis, dowitchers, and a
Cattle Egret.
My question is on the phalarope. It was a bit streaky and dark on the back,
but the bill seemed rather definitive for Red. It was
All day long, Dave. Seen by many.
John Breitsch
Denver, CO
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On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:43:19 AM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
> I had a strange birding morning today. Among the birds that I saw were a
> phalarope (more on tha
I used to live near Standley Lake and birded there quite often. I hadn't
been there in years since I've moved, but I stopped by today just for a few
minutes while I was on my way somewhere else. I only had binoculars, so I
couldn't really scope it very well, but I did see at least four loons,
Hi Dave,
The entire time I watched the bird it was very methodical. It started on a
lower branch and worked its way outward. It then hopped up a branch and
worked its way back to the trunk. It continued to do this, just moving
around and upwards. It seemed to pick at whatever needles were
I didn't have my scope with me, since I hadn't planned on going to Barr. I
just ended up there. If anyone feels like sorting through a lot of white
geese, there are dozens of them all over the park; both in and out of the
water. If someone said there were 50 there, I wouldn't argue.
Also
The Prothonotary Warbler is definitely eating the fruit.
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Great find, Art
John Breitsch
Denver, CO
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On Saturday, N
I was wondering if someone could help me with a couple of gull IDs. These
are both from Aurora Reservoir, where I thought I'd take a look at some of
the birds seen yesterday. I'm larus challenged, however, so I could use
all the help I can get.
The first bird, I'm calling an immature Glauc
Nothing unusual today, but temperatures in the 20's felt fantastic. Up at
the water tower between 74th and 88th were at least two male Barrow's
Goldeneyes. They, along with all of the other waterfowl were kept on edge
all afternoon by an almost constant stream of raptors cruising the river.
I was going to do some birding in the mountains/foothills, but
circumstances changed my plans. Since I was very much over dressed for
birding around town, I kept things short. I have very little to note.
At Red Rocks, I saw only three Gray-crowned Rosy Finches and no
Golden-crowned Sparrow.
I visited Loveland today to pick up the Varied Thrush. Thank you, Sean. I
had a couple of playful Rough-legged Hawks fly over while I waited for the
bird to show.
If Rough-legged Hawk's are the buteo of choice this season, and the Harris'
Sparrow's are the Zonotrichia option, than Merlin's ar
It was a fairly quiet morning at Reynolds. I have to work tonight, so I
didn't stay long, since I have to get a nap in at some point. I had a few
flocks of nuthatches (white-breasted and pygmy), a few Downy Woodpeckers,
one calling Northern Pygmy-Owl and quite a few tooting Townsend's
Solitai
Key Species Seen: All three rosy finch species, Evening Grosbeak, Cassin's
Finch, plus the usual lot of mountain species (chickadess, juncos, ravens,
etc).
Location – General: Allenspark
Location – Specific: Due to the weather, I didn't stay long. All the
species were seen either at the
It was a perfectly lousy day at my house when I woke up. Overcast,
snowing, and dark. Of course I decided to go out with my camera anyway. I
didn't see one single Northern Harrier. I don't know what the world is
coming to. Consolation prizes included:
Bald Eagles 5 (adult
I had a successful trip to Sedalia looking for the Three-toed Woodpecker.
I only managed to get one definite and one possible bird, but I had a lot
of other species to keep me company.
Great Horned Owl - 2 perched on poles on the ride up 67 (I was there as it
was just getting light)
Nuthatche
I thought I'd do some foothill birding this morning, so I went up to White
Ranch. Oops. Where did all the wind come from? After hiking up ice
covered trails and walking at a near 45% angle to combat the wind (if it
had stopped suddenly, I'd have absolutely fell right on my face), I decided
t
Brant - Back at Redstone Park. It was on the far east end of the park
right in front of the Lebsack Tennis Center. That is off of Aspen Creek Dr.
Golden Eagle - The same immature bird that has been in the same general
location for three weeks. It is off of E Quincy Ave between S Powhaton Rd
If you don't have Lapland Longspurs for the year, today was the time to get
them along the DIA Owl Loop. I would list all of the spots, but there were
too many. Everywhere along the route starting 1/2 mile east of Tower Rd on
96th Ave to 120th Ave just west of Haynesmount. Almost every single
Thanks to Chuck and his group for finding these birds, and for everyone
posting their continued presence. I re-found two of them this morning.
Lapland Longspurs continue to be present on Trussville Rd between 114th
and 120th Aves.
John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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I went to look for the previously reported Greater Scaup at the Rec pond at
GVR (northeast corner of Tower Rd and Green Valley Ranch Blvd, in Town
Center Park). The scaup were there along with a dozen other types of
waterfowl including; Redhead, Canvasback, Northern Pintail, Ring-neckeds,
etc.
I drove up to Boulder to pick up the Tundra Swan for my year list. It was
relaxing on Cottonwood Marsh. Also there was an early Cinnamon Teal
spending time with a partner on the southwest end of the pond, easily seen
from the boardwalk.
I didn't stay long, but I also had a half a dozen eagles
I took my second shot at the Swans at Boyd. This time I found them. While
there, I picked up another Cinnamon Teal and a flyover flock of 80 or so
migrating Yellow-headed Blackbirds. There were a lot of Snow Geese flying
around as well.
I would've stayed until the fog lifted and the sun shon
The Greater White-fronted Goose is still swimming happily amid the
white-cheeked geese. Nothing else out of the ordinary. There were a pair
of Bald Eagles dancing together above the pond, but they were too high up
and moving away, so I lost them.
John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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As has already been reported, the Long-tailed Duck is still on the river by
the aquarium. When I saw it a little after 1:30, it was just SW of the
Speer Blvd bridge, between Centennial Park and Fishback Park.
The weather was completely miserable this morning and I had decided to just
stay in.
Wednesday 26 March 2014
I had my usual luck chasing grouse - zero seen.
Consolation species were Williamson's Sapsucker (9 or 10 males), Red-naped
Sapsucker (just one), Cassin's Finch (small flock, both genders), Mountain
Bluebird, all three nuthatches usually seen in Colorado, Townsend's
Solita
Till below Quincy. Between Street and green bridge on East side.
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Denver
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This is just a re-post of my earlier one announcing that the Northern
Cardinal spotted yesterday by Kate Frost was still around this morning. I
sent my previous post via my phone. Since I don't have the texting skills
of a fourth grader, it came out sounding a bit like jibberish. The bird
wa
Swarms of gulls are on Lake Ladora and the fields to the west. In fact,
just as you come on to the property, you will see thousands of them. I
didn't have my scope with me, but I was able to find among the many
Ring-billed Gulls; California Gulls, one Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a
fair amou
Date: 12 April 2014
Time: 2:00 pm
Location - General: Barr Lake, Adams county
Location - Specific: Along the west side of the dam
Weather - Overcast, warm
I had several first of year birds today on a quick trip out to Barr Lake.
I decided to use the access by the RMBO office. On my way up f
Date: 16 April 2014
Time: 0700-0830
Location: Cherry Creek State Park - Wetland Preserve area
Yesterday I thought I had some Savannah's out at Jackson SP, but I couldn't
get a better look at them, so I didn't count them. Today I saw four of
them for sure at Cherry Creek. It was nice to see t
North of Dixon picnic area. Continuing North. Also a Townsend's Warbler
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Denver
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On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:37:17 AM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote:
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> North of Dixon picnic area. Continuing North. Also a Townsend's Warbler
>
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I was out at Flagler earlier yesterday. I missed Bill's Hooded, but picked
up a female Chestnut-sided Warbler. There were also good numbers of
MacGillavray's Warblers around. Fairly slow otherwise.
John Breitsch
Denver,CO
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On Wednesday, May 7, 20
Date: 12 May 2014
Time: Noon - 4PM
Location: Barr Lake - Mostly between the bridge at the visitor's center to
the Pioneer Trail
I started birding in the snow and ended up staying out for a few hours.
There were many, many thrushes around, mostly Swainson's, some Hermit's,
and one Veery. Al
Date: 24 June 2014
Time: 05:00 am - 08:30 am
Location: Echo Lake, Colorado
Main Notes: I took a quick trip up to Echo Lake today. The birds there
were what you'd expect to find at this time of the year. Notable birds:
Barrow's Goldeneye, Lincoln's Sparrow, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Pine Sisk
Date: 2 July 2014
Time: 0500 - 1030
Notes: After a long drive and high elevation hike for birds yesterday, I
decided to take a rest from birding. Being a birder, however, that meant
just doing some very local birding for only a few hours (turned out to be a
bit over five). There had been s
Date: 7 July 2014
Time: 0630 - 0815
Buckley Rd north of 120th Ave - Spotted Sandpiper with two chicks
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR - A leucistic swallow (my guess is Cliff) among
hundreds of Barn, Cliff, and Bank Swallows
Burrowing Owls; I stopped
c
Date: 9 July 2014
Time: 1030-1130
It took me a few days to chase down these birds, but I followed up on the
Mountain Plover sightings from Mark Chavez (I believe on the 6th or 7th of
July).
In the same area, I found 3 Mountain Plovers, and I also found and
photographed a McCown's Longspur j
I am still missing more than 100 of the species already on the Colorado
list. I'd be perfectly happy with the return of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
(CFO Convention bird?), Ivory Gull, Magnificent Frigatebird, Tropical
Parula, White Ibis.
John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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I went out today with the express purpose of finding at least one bird to
photograph so I could get the horrible reptile off of the first page of my
Flickr site (I don't like snakes). I had no place in mind when I left my
house, and as has often been the case when that has happened this year, I
Date: 27 August 2014
Time: 0845 - 1100
Car issues and a cold kept me from heading to Arizona for the week, so
despite not being fully healthy yet, I took a walk around Barr to ease my
frustration. It was a fairly quick trip from the parking lot at the
visitor's center to the boat ramp and ba
Bill is wondering about the Least Terns. I'm more interested in the
Cheddar Waxwings. Sound delicious.
John Breitsch
Denver
On Monday, September 1, 2014 8:30:38 PM UTC-6, William Kaempfer wrote:
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> Keeping the thread going---
>
> But, Ted, were there really Least Tern’s galore at Tinmath?
>
>
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