COBirders, Fountain Creek Nature Center hosted what I believe was the 21st Annual Fall Bird Count in Fountain Creek Regional Park this morning. Twenty-five birder enthusiasts split into five teams and scoured the park between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. and observed 78 or so species. While the number of species was pretty good the number of total birds seemed low. Best species for the day include:
Green Heron Sora & Virginia Rail Least Sandpiper Red-naped Sapsucker Empid specie Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Swainson's Thrush The were 7 species of warblers: Orange-crowned, Virginia's, Yellow, Townsend's, MacGillivray's, Common Yellowthroat, and Wilson's. We had unconfirmed report of a possible Mourning Warbler in the "warbler alley" area of the park just south of the nature center. Several of us went looking for it after the count to no avail. Also possible Yellow-breasted Chat. Western Tanager Green-tailed and Spotted Towhee Chipping, Vesper, Lark, Song, Lincoln's and White-crowned Sparrow. I was surprised that we didn't find other sparrows. Rose-breasted and Black-head Grosbeak Yellow-headed Blackbird. If any of you happen to bird in the park in the the next three days, please let me know what you saw. You might see some birds that we could add to the week of" list. Good birding. Ken Pals El Paso County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
