April 2019 Birds Woodland Park Area and Beyond
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April 2019 Birds Woodland Park Area and Beyond
FOS = First of Season
Western Grebe
1 at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Great Blue Heron-
2 at Manitou Lake on 4-28
1 at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14
Northern Shoveler
many at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Gadwall-
a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Wood Duck-
2 MF at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Blue-winged Teal
a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28, courtship displays
Common Merganser
a few at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Turkey Vulture- FOS on 4-7
Aiken Preserve on 4-26
Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Osprey-
FOS at Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10
S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16
Crystal Res. on 4-21
Bald Eagle-
adult at Manitou Lake on 4-28
American Kestrel-
at Brush Hollow SWA on 3-27
Spotted Sandpiper-
FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Belted Kingfisher-
at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16
Mourning Dove- FOS on 4-21, singing
Great Horned Owl-
Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10, calling early AM
Broad-tailed Hummingbird- FOS on 4-24
FOS at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Manitou Lake on 4-28
Downy Woodpecker- 1 on 4-30, 4-27
Red-naped Sapsucker- FOS on 4-30
Monument Trail #715 on 4-26
FOS at Dome Rock SWA on 4-16, male drumming on metal gate
Williamson’s Sapsucker- FOS on 4-16
Monument Trail #715 on 4-26
FOS Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14
S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16
W of Woodland Park on 4-7
FOS at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6
Eastern Phoebe-
Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10, sining in dam area
Say’s Phoebe
Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Dusky Flycather-
FOS calling at Aiken Preserve Canyon Trail on 4-25
Barn Swallow-
FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
many at Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Gray Jay-
Glen Cove on 4-15
Steller’s Jay- 6 on 4-4
Clark’s Nutcracker-
Aiken Preserve on 4-26
2 at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-
singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25
singing at Monument Trail #715 on 4-26
FOS singing at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14
Golden-crowned Kinglet-
Aiken Preserve on 4-26
singing at Dome Rock SWA on 4-16
singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-
FOS at Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Bushtit-
Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Western Bluebird-
at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Mountain Bluebird-
S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16
Townsend’s Solitaire- singing, calling on 4-13
Brush Hollow SWA on 4-10
singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7
Swainson’s Thrush-
FOS calling at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Curve-billed Thrasher-
2, singing softly, at Brush Hollow SWA on 3-27
Red-breasted Nuthatch-
Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Aiken Preserve on 4-26
White-breasted Nuthatch- scarce in early April then common later
Brown Creeper-
singing at Aiken Preserve canyon Trail on 4-25
singing at Monument Trail #715 on 4-26
singing W of Woodland Park on 4-7
Yellow-rumped Warbler- FOS on 4-21
singing at Aiken Preserve Canyon Trail on 4-25
singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24, Audubon’s and Myrtle’s
Spotted Towhee-
many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Chipping Sparrow- FOS on 4-23, singing
many singing at Aiken Preserve on 4-25
Song Sparrow-
singing at Manitou Lake on 4-28
singing at Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14
singing at S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-16
White-crowned Sparrow- FOS on 4-29 and 4-30
Dark-eyed Junco-
Gray-headed- 15 on 4-30, 26 on 4-10
Oregon- last seen on 4-17
Pink-sided- last seen on 4-017
Slate-colored- last seen on 4-12
Brewer’s Blackbird-
FOS at Manitou Lake on 4-28
Red-winged Blackbird-
singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
singing at Florissant Fossil Beds NM on 4-6
Western Meadowlark-
FOS at Aiken Preserve on 4-26
Evening Grosbeak- a few on 4-30, 4-17, 4-16
Pine Siskin- a few around all month
Green Mountain Falls Pond area on 4-14
Cassin’s Finch- 1M on 4-12, singing on 4-25, 4-26, 4-28
many singing at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Abert’s Squirrel-1 hybrid with ear tufts and chocolate brown fur on 4-4
Buffalo Creek RA on 4-24
Chipmunk- FOS on 4-16
Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, Teller County, 8500 feet