February 2024 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond
Canada Goose- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 3 Mallard- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 10 Ring-necked Duck- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, M, new sighting for location South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, M Hooded Merganser- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, !F, new sighting for location American Wigeon- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 1M Common Goldeneye- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 10M, 5F South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, 9F, 3M South Platte River near Lake George on 2-26, a few Common Merganser- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, MF South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, M South Platte River near Lake George on 2-26, M Bald Eagle- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, 2 adults, vocal, courtship? Rough-legged Hawk- Along Hwy. 24 just E of Hartsel, 1, light morph Merlin- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, 1, hunting crossbills, may have also been there on Jan. 31 when Red Crossbill flock was very vocal and agitated Belted Kingfisher- Manitou Lake on 2-13, 1, below spillway Downy Woodpecker- 2-5 Northern Flicker- M on 2-9, M on 2-11 Northern Shrike- Manitou Lake on 2-6, along the dam Manitou Lake on 2-13, 1, calling Steller’s Jay- Blue River Trail on 2-18, 1 Clark’s Nutcracker- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 1 South Platte River near Lake George on 2-21, a few Pony Gulch on 2-24, calling South Platte River near Lake George on 2-26, 1 American Crow- Hoosier Pass, flock of about 30 on 2-17 Alma, flock of about 20 on 2-19 American Dipper- Manitou Lake on 2-6, 1, singing below spillway, also on 2-28 South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, 2-21, 2-26, 1, sing Red-breasted Nuthatch- Pony Gulch on 2-24, call White-breasted Nuthatch- one or two around most of the time Manitou Lake on 2-28 Mountain Chickadee- Illinois Creek Trail, a few on 2-18 Manitou Lake on 2-28, flock of 6 Song Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 2-13, 1 Dark-eyed Junco- sing on 2-13 Slate-colored- one or two around most of the time Manitou Lake on 2-6, 1 Manitou Lake on 2-28, 4 Pink-sided- small flocks around most of the time Manitou Lake on 2-6, 3 Manitou Lake on 2-13, 10 White-winged- one or two around most of the time Manitou Lake on 2-6, 5 Manitou Lake on 2-28, 10 Oregon- 2-22, 2-25, 2-28 Manitou Lake on 2-13, 1 Red-winged Blackbird- Manitou Lake on 2-6, 4 males, singing, territorial Evening Grosbeak- a few on 2-4 Cassin’s Finch- small flocks around most of the time, sing on 2-14 Rosy-Finch A few reports of large flocks in Cripple Creek and Victor Red Crossbill- Manitou Lake on 2-6, two flocks of about 10 Manitou Lake on 2-28, MF House Sparrow- a few around most of the time Mink- South Platte River near Lake George on 2-19, tracks Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller County, 8500 feet -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ --- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d6b4a937-422a-4807-8d5d-4b8c3f96223dn%40googlegroups.com.
