Denver County local interest migrants

[Chris Rurik]

Hi all --

Good birds (by Denver County standards) seem to be showing up all over the metro area right now, with lots of turnover.

Sunday at City Park I saw my first Chimney Swift, hundreds of swallows including Bank Swallow, and 35+ other species.

Today along the Highline Canal in Fairmount Cemetery I saw a Harris' Sparrow with two white-crowns.

Yesterday, Bluff Lake had a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Brown-headed Cowbird. FYI Bluff Lake's lake reconstruction project, aimed at improving habitat, is due to begin any day. The lake will be drained and the dam will be inaccessible for the next four-ish months.

Westerly Wetlands is the place to be right now. In the last week I've seen: Great-tailed Grackle, Yellow-headed Blackbird, White-faced Ibis, Cattle Egret, Sage Thrasher, Rock Wren, many duck species, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, possible Baird's and Least, Semipalmated Plover, and Wilson's Snipe. Light is best early and late in the day; viewing is from the top of the dam with a scope (don't leave the gravel trail). Again, lots of turnover -- much of what I saw yesterday was not there today.

Good birding!

Chris Rurik

Denver CO

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

Cowbirds hit my feeders yesterday, and more today.  Blackbirds come by the feeder every day..waves of migrating  birds....common grackles, red-w blackbirds...these are different birds moving north all day, despite the weather.  No rarities, no sparrows in this suburban neighborhood.

 

Karl Stecher

Centennial/Arapahoe near Colorado Blvd and Orchard

 

 

 

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