August Birds Woodland Park, Buena Vista areas

[joe...@betterbirdwatching.com]

Woodland Park Yard Area

Yellow-rumped Warbler, started flocking, 8-30
House Finch, male, 8-26, first for yard area
Northern Goshawk, along Lovell Gulch Trail on 8-31
Pinyon Jay, flyover flock of 8 on 8-31
Loggerhead Shrike, 8-24
Blue Jay, 8-15, Manitou Springs
Rock Wren, near Lake George, 8-16
Lesser Goldfinch, near Lake George, 8-16
Calliope Hummingbird, 1 F, 8-11, 8-17
Dark-eyed Junco feeding cowbird fledgling on 8-10
Western Tanager, 8-4
Lots of juveniles in and around yard area in late July then gone by mid Aug. incl. magpie, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Hairy Woodpecker, Pygmy Nuthatch, Red-naped and Willimason Sapsuckers, Evening Grosbeak, House Wren, flicker, Chipping Sparrow

Mount Elbert Trail near Leadville, 8-28
Brown-capped Rosy Finch, some, incl. juv.
American Pipit, flocking

Mount Huron Trail near Buena Vista, 8-12
White-tailed Ptarmigan, with juvs.
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch, lots
Gray Jay


Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park