February 2018 Birds, Woodland Park area and Beyond
Bufflehead- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Common Merganser- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Common Goldeneye- 3 along South Platte River near Lake George on 2-27 Bald Eagle- 2 ad. at Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15. 1 imm. at S. Platte River near Lake George on 2-17, 2 adults along South Platte River near Lake George on 2-27 Northern Goshawk- 1 adult on 2-2, new species for yard area Scaled Quail- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Belted Kingfisher- S. Platte River near Lake George on 2-17 Eurasian Collared-Dove- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Downy Woodpecker- 1M on 2-14, 1M on 2-16, reports from Lake George area, 1 on 2-20, 2-22 Lewis. Woodpecker- report from Lake George area, spring 2107 Say’s Phoebe- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Horned Lark- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Steller’s Jay- Noisy flock of 10 on 2-12, flock of 6 on 2-13 Pinyon Jay- 40 at Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Raven- Ravens here have unusual vocalizations suggesting Chihuahuan, Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Black-capped Chickadee- couple sightings, singing on 2-28 Mountain Chickadee- singing on 2-23 Mountain Bluebird- Small flock near Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Townsend’s Solitaire- Singing, Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 American Dipper- S. Platte River near Lake George on 2-17, singing, along South Platte River near Lake George on 2-27, singing Red-breasted Nuthatch- Highline Canal Trail in Englewood, 2-25 Pygmy Nuthatch- Flock of 10 on 2-19 and 2-26, small flock on Highline Canal Trail in Englewood on 2-25 Brown Creeper- 1 on 2-28 Canyon Towhee- Brush Hollow Reservoir SWA, Penrose on 2-15 Dark-eyed Junco- White-winged, Oregon and Pink-sided seen thru month, Slate-colored last seen on 2-6 Evening Grosbeak- 3M on 2-21, 2-26 Pine Siskin- A few around all month Cassin’s Finch- started singing on 2-12, daily flock of up to 20, mostly of first year birds. As the month went on many of the first year birds started to show reddish plumage. House Finch- singing on 2-6 Rosy Finches- reports in winter south of Florissant Common Redpoll- 1M, new species for yard area, from 2-12 thru 2-22 Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet -- 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/054bc103-5eaa-4431-b7b6-ddf5e1a7d89b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
