October 2023 Birds Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond Wood Duck- South Trout Creek on 10-31, 2F
Bufflehead- Manitou Lake on 10-31, F Hooded Merganser- Manitou Lake on 10-31, F Green-winged Teal- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 7 South Trout Creek on 10-31, 2 Gadwall- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 3 Mallard- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 1 Bald Eagle- Crystal Res. on 10-19, adult catching a trout Osprey- Crystal Res.- 10-2, 10-3, 10-8, 10-11 Merlin- 10-2, female prairie form, first yard sighting Lesser Yellowlegs- Manitou Lake, 10-1 Greater Yellowlegs- Manitou Lake on 10-31, vocal flock of about 12 Belted Kingfisher- Manitou Lake on 10-21 Manitou Lake on 10-31, male and female, courtship-like behavior, flying around together, even into the Ponderosa Pines, perched close to each other with neck extended upward, or could be family group carousing, there may have been another two kingfishers in area South Trout Creek on 10-31, family group of 4, MF, 2 juvs. Great Horned Owl- 10-8 calling Northern Pygmy-Owl- Along Rampart Range Road on 10-23, calling around 10:30 Mourning Dove- Green Mountain Falls on 10-8, 2 Manitou Lake on 10-21 Downy Woodpecker- F on 10-21 Pikes Peak Highway near gate on 10-25, calling Northern Flicker- a few sightings Steller’s Jay- flock of 6 on 10-6 Gray Jay- Glen Cove on 10-21, 10-22, 10-27 Salt Creek Trail near Fairplay on 10-16 Clark’s Nutcracker- 2 on 10-5, 10-24 Manitou Lake on 10-21, a few South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5 Salt Creek Trail near Fairplay on 10-16 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 10-1, 10-2 Manitou Lake on 10-31 Western Bluebird- 5 on 10-4, 2 on 10-5, a few on 10-11, a few on 10-17 South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, small flock Mountain Bluebird- South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, a few American Robin- last seen on 10-24 Crystal Res. on 10-13, a few Townsend’s Solitaire- South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, calling Gray Catbird- 10-6, new species for yard area American Dipper- Manitou Lake on 10-21 South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch- 10-2, 10-14 Crystal Res. on 10-8 Pikes Peak Highway Gate area on 10-9, 10-26 White-breasted Nuthatch- one or two around most of the time Black-capped Chickadee- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 2 Brown Creeper- South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, calling Dome Rock SWA on 10-5 Salt Creek Trail near Fairplay on 10-16 American Pipit- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 5 European Starling- Manitou Lake on 10-31, 3 flyover Wilson’s Warbler- 10-2 Yellow-rumped Warbler- a few on 10-2, small flock on 10-4, 10-21 Along Rampart Range Road on 10-23 Chipping Sparrow- small flock on 10-4 Song Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 10-21, a few, on 10-31 a few South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5 Lincoln’s Sparrow- 10-1, 10-2 Swamp Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 10-31, marshy area on south side of lake, new Teller county sighting for me White-crowned Sparrow- a few on 10-2, FOS, 2 FY on 10-23 Manitou Lake on 10-21, small flock Salt Creek Trail near Fairplay on 10-16 American Tree Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 10-31, a few, FOS South Trout Creek on 10-31, 2 Dark-eyed Junco- Pink-sided- one around most of the time Manitou Lake on 10-21, a few Slate-colored- FOS on 10-4, a few around most of the time White-winged- FOS on 10-30 Manitou Lake on 10-21, FOS Oregon- FOS on 10-6, one around some of the time Red-winged Blackbird- Manitou Lake on 10-21, a few small flocks with a few F Manitou Lake on 10-31, small flocks of males Western Meadowlark- Salt Creek Trail near Fairplay on 10-16, grassy area at around 10,500, with some grasshoppers around Evening Grosbeak- small flock on 10-2, a few on 10-21 Pine Siskin- a few sightings Along Rampart Range Road on 10-23, a few Cassin’s Finch- a few sightings of small flocks Red Crossbill- a few sightings of small flocks, 20 on 10-17 Manitou Lake on 10-21, a few Crystal Res. on 10-13, a few South Platte River near Lake George on 10-5, about 12 Along Rampart Range Road on 10-23, a couple small flocks Pikes Peak Highway near gate on 10-25, calling, a few Manitou Lake on 10-31, small flock, with juvs., very vocal House Sparrow- a few sightings Frittilary Butterfly- Dome Rock SWA on 10-5 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?hl=en?hl=en * 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/CFO/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/53155cea-a89d-49da-8c02-4ee8827d5ffen%40googlegroups.com.