December 2018 Birds Woodland Park Area and Beyond
joe...@betterbirdwatching.com
Bald Eagle- adult at Rampart Reservoir on 12-12
Sharp-shinned Hawk- Loop Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Eurasian Collared-Dove- near Penrose on 12-20
Northern Flicker- Loop Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Steller’s Jay- 5 on 12-3, 4 on 12-6
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay- Loop Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Clark’s Nutcracker- one calling at Mule Creek Trail on 12-7
American Crow- about 20 on 12-18, about 30 on 12-22
Mountain Bluebird- About 10 at Beaver Creek Wilderness and SWA and near Penrose on 12-20
Townsend’s Solitaire- calling at Red Rock Canyon Open Space on 12-17, calling on Canyon Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
American Robin- Beaver Creek Wilderness on 12-20, Canyon Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Canyon Wren- Beaver Creek Wilderness on 12-20
Juniper titmouse- Loop Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Pygmy Nuthatch- Canyon Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Brown Creeper- Mule Creek Trail on 12-7. Canyon Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
European Starling- 4 on 12-23, 3 on 12-27
Spotted Towhee- calling at Red Rock Canyon Open Space on 12-17, one calling on Loop Trail at Aiken Canyon on 12-31
Dark-eyed Junco- All 5 subspecies on 12-27
Slate-colored- A few around all month
Pink-sided- A few around all month
Oregon- A few sightings. Small flock at Beaver Creek Wilderness on 12-20.
White-winged- A couple sightings in late Dec.
At Aiken Canyon Loop Trail small flock juncos on 12-31.
Evening Grosbeak- a few on 12-18
House Finch- 12 on 12-23, 12-27
Red Crossbill- Small flock at Buffalo Creek RA on 12-1
House Sparrow- 1M, 1F on 12-23
Abert’s Squirrel- 1 or 2 around all month
On 12-14 one Abert’s was jumping and flipping around for a while, like something was biting it, fleas, ants?
Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, 8500 feet elevation