Golden-crowned Sparrow (and other metro goodies), Red Rocks Trading Post, Jefferson County

[Art Hudak]

Hello,

I arrived at 6:50AM on 1/8/13, topped off Mark's thistle feeder and loaded the area with seed.  At 7:12AM the Golden-crowned made the first appearance, 2 more appearances in 2 hours of observation, all spp. of Juncos present including a single Cassiar.

 

Metro birding as follows (taxonomic order):

 

Greater White-fronted Goose    (1)    Centennial Park   1/7/13

Snow Goose   (1)   (white-morph adult)   Centennial Park   1/2/13

Ross's Goose   (1)   (white-morph juvenile)  Fort Logan National Cemetery   1/2/13

Northern Pintail   (1)   S Platte River Trail-Florida to Evans   1/4/13

Northern Pintail   (11)   Mary Carter Greenway-Union to Bowles  1/7/13

Canvasback   (3)   Belmar Park 1/8/13

Thayer's Gull   (1)   (winter adult)   Centennial Park   1/7/13

Hairy Woodpecker   (1)   Morrison Park   1/8/13

Merlin   (1)   Mary Carter Greenway Trail-Union to Bowles   1/7/13

Mountain Chickadee   (1)   Hudak Yard   1/4/13

Bushtit   (3)   Hudak Yard   1/5/13

Brown Creeper   (1)   Morrison Park   1/8/13

American Dipper   (1)    Bear Creek Trail-Wadsworth to Kipling    1/3/13

American Dipper   (3)    Morrison Park   1/8/13

 

The birds that will hold in my opinion are the Pintail at Mary Carter, Canvasback at Belmar and Dipper at Morrison Park.

 

On a side note, I for one enjoy the banter with regard to Common and Hoary.

 

Happy Birding,

Hudak

Denver County