Hi all,
I got back from Conn. late, the past saturday night. After hearing about the
freezing temperatures in Denver, [saturday night], I thought, well no more
Hummingbirds in my yard. On sunday morning,10/11, I saw 2 hummers, one Rufous
and one Broad-tailed. I quickly filled my feeders which had frozen ice in them.
The 2 Hummingbirds came in and took a drink. One was trying to feed on Salvias
which were pretty much gone. Both species have been here monday, and today.
I've had Hummingbirds come through my yard as late as 10/15, so we'll see if
they stay until then.
Then after reading posts from Jackson Reservoir[Morgan cty] and other places
out east, I decided to head to Jackson. From the bridge which crosses the S.
Platte, I saw on the mudflats 2, Greater Yellowlegs, and 1, Wilson's Snipe.
Nothing unusual for the day, except many, many raptors had moved in and were on
power poles near Jackson Reservoir. The the cold front brought alot of Raptors.
Ferruginous, Northern Harriers, many American Kestrels, many, many Red-tailed
Hawks in various color morphs, including a nice Harlan's.
The rd. which enters Jackson Reservoir, from the south, had alot of Mountain
Bluebirds [about 30], standing on Sandsage and Yucca. Once I got into the park,
there were gobs of American Robins feeding on Russian Olive fruit. I only saw a
few Yellow-rumped Warblers, unlike folks who had been out there over the past
weekend.
THE HIGHLIGHT for me was watching 14 TURKEYS, feeding on the ground as they
walked slowly ahead of me.
Then onto the boatlaunch area on the west side of the lake. Again I did not see
what other folks had seen over the past weekend. I only saw 2 Least sandpipers
for my shorebird list and Killdeers. 5, Franklin's Gulls, 3, Herring Gulls,
about 15 California Gulls, and the rest Ring-billed Gulls. NO Jaegers! Many
American White Pelicans[36]. Ring-necked Ducks, American Coots and waterfowl I
could not ID[too far away]
As one enters Jackson Park from the south[near the trailer development], is a
pond on the west across from the trailers. There were many Ring-necked Ducks,
1, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks, a few Lesser Scaup, and mallards.
On rd. 2, just south and west of Jackson are a few ponds. The only waterfowl
different from the pond mentioned before were 6 Green-winged Teal. There was a
wet Double-crested Cormorant sitting in a tiny tree next to a pond, as a Song
Sparrow called.
I think Joey or someone else posted this, but I'll say it again. Besides the
TURKEYS[not people] being a highlight was the following which I saw near
Jackson : On rd 2, near the marshes was a spectacular CHORUS of Blackbirds and
Starlings. Common Grackles, Brewer's Blackbirds, and Starlings were sitting on
telephone wires[getting ready to call it a day]. They were lined up on wires on
both sides of rd. 2, and you could see them and hear them from at least a mile
and a half away. I didn't see any Red-winged Blackbirds[which I thought was a
bit weird]. I watched these flocks spiral up and down. The noise of their wings
was awesome as they would land and then take off again. This was a real sight,
kind of like the high #'s of Blackbirds one sees in SE CO in the winter time.
Happy Birding,
Tina Jones
Littleton, Jefferson County, CO
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