Eleven of us did the Red Rocks Park Front Range Birding walk the past Saturday, June 4th. It was a great walk and we had some very good surprises. I, of course loved the
Prairie Falcon, but my favorite of the day were the courting Canyon Wrens singing their signature “dying laughing” song. We had great views of Bullock’s Orioles and Black-headed Grosbeaks as well. All in all, a great day with great people.
Prairie Falcon, but my favorite of the day were the courting Canyon Wrens singing their signature “dying laughing” song. We had great views of Bullock’s Orioles and Black-headed Grosbeaks as well. All in all, a great day with great people.
Don’t forget the Front Range Birding Open House on Saturday, June, 18. We will have 2 bird walks that morning. One walk will be at Roxborough State Park with Chuck Aid and the other will be at the Denver Botanic Gardens- Chatfield. See more information at www.frontrangebirding.com ;
Thanks to Cheryl Wilcox, I have this great report to share:
Red Rocks Park
June 4, 2016 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM
June 4, 2016 8:30 AM – 11:50 AM
Weather: Sunny 57 – 73°F
Protocol: Traveling Distance: 1.5 miles
Observer: Tom Bush Party size: 11
26 species
26 species
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 6
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 18
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) 10
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 5
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 6
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) 1
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 25
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
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