DENVER COUNTY: Denver Parks Bird Walk Posting

[Kathanne]

FIELD TRIP: Denver Parks Bird Walk

LEADER: Karen Bickett. Observers: Kathanne Lynch and 4 others,

LOCATION: Bear Creek Park. Raleigh St at Hampden Ave., south Denver (southeast of Hwy 285 and Sheridan)

WEATHER: 46 degrees, 100% overcast, Winds SW 10mph

ALL SPECIES LISTED (also posted on eBird):

270 - Canada Goose

18 - Gadwall. 9 pairs swimming 2x2 together.

12 - Mallard

1 - Cooper's Hawk near previous year's nesting location.

2 - Red-tailed Hawk. 1 adult, 1 first year

1 - Am. Kestrel

5 - Ring-billed Gull

1 - Rock Pigeon

1 - Eurasian Collared-Dove

1 - Mourning Dove

1 - Downy Woodpecker

9 - Northern Flicker

8 - Black-billed Magpie

4 - American Crow

3 - Black-capped Chickadee

1 - AMERICAN DIPPER. Singing under bridge. This is a far downstream location on Bear Creek for mid-March, so hopefully someone will follow-up to see if there will be a nest here this year.

6 - Am. Robin

5 - European Starling

3 - Yellow-rumped Warbler

2 - Spotted Towhee

3 - Song Sparrow. Singing.

75 - Red-winged Blackbird

4 - Am. Goldfinch

5 - House Finch. Singing.

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24 SPECIES

 

Reported by:

Kathanne Lynch of Genesee Mountain, Jefferson County, CO

CFO Member