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 cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d6b4a937-422a-4807-8d5d-4b8c3f96223dn%40googlegroups.com.