[cobirds] Bear Creek Park
Near the Soda Lakes boat launch, in the scrub around the parking lot, we found an immature female Blackburnian Warbler and two Nashville Warblers among the many Yellow-rumps. Bullocks Orioles, Yellow Warblers, a House Wren, grackles, robins, red-wings, among others. -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a9110be8-4fd3-4ca9-a8e2-5e606f35bb29%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Bear Creek Park, Colo Spgs
Hi COBirders, Just back from my Colo Spgs CBC site. My area includes "Section 16" and the Palmer Trail, in the foothills and cliffs above the Bear Creek Nature Center on the SW side of Colo Spgs. The Douglas Fir are loaded with cones - like I've never seen - and the montane birds are working them, mostly at higher elevations there. I haven't done all of my numbers, but I had over 110 Red-breasted Nuthatch, dozens of Cassin's Finch, Pine Siskin, Mountain Chickadees, a couple of Red Crossbills, and an even dozen Evening Grosbeak - a first at this site in my 25 years of counting. All were seen high up in the Douglas Fir, on the sunny slopes. I even had my first Pygmy Nuthatches feeding in Douglas Fir cones - (aren't they supposed to be Ponderosa specific???) I t was a VERY good day. Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
[cobirds] Bear Creek Park (El Paso) - Summer Tanager, Black-and-White Warbler, etc. -- Spring Count Sat
COBirders, Bear Creek Park in Colorado Springs was very birdy this morning, particularly down by the community gardens at 21st. Summer Tanager (young male; green secondaries/tertials) at park HQ grove (21st St.) hanging out at bee hive (latter is in a cavity in downed tree parallel to creek about 40 ft south of the sand volleyball court). Black and white Warbler - found last Sat by Linda Hodges, and still along creek east of gardens (listen for high song). Hundreds of sparrows (mostly Chipping but also Clay-colored (4-5 min), Brewers (1), Lark, 6 catbirds, many empids, warbs, thrushes.. THIS SATURDAY: spring bird count at Bear Creek Park. Meet at 7:00 PM at Bear Creek Park Nature Center. Steve Getty Colorado -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/71742A9DB593794D97FA80F46D894B0AF5D09A%40Exchange-MB1.ColoradoCollege.edu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Bear Creek Park Count (El Paso); record 13 warblers (incl Bl-thr Green W.) and species total
COBirders, Today, 25 birders participated in the 20th Bear Creek Park spring bird count in Colorado Springs. A species count of 86 was a record, and 13 warbler species were very impressive. The best bird was male Black-throated Green Warbler at the Bear Creek Nature Center (did not sing; listen for "tick" chip). Other count highlights include: Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Black-and-White Warbler (min of 3) Townsend's Warbler N. Waterthrush Ovenbird Ash-throated Flycatcher Band-tailed Pigeon Thus far, "week-of" birds not seen today include Summer Tanager, Clay-colored and Brewer's Sparrow, and Rock Wren (rats). Cordially, Steve Getty Colorado Springs -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/71742A9DB593794D97FA80F46D894B0AF74921%40Exchange-MB1.ColoradoCollege.edu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.