September 2018 Birds, Woodland Park Area and Beyond

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September 2018 Birds, Woodland Park Area and Beyond

Common Merganser- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Turkey Vulture- around all month
flock of 6 near Divide on 9-27

Red-tailed Hawk- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27 at 13,000+ feet

Cooper’s Hawk- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Osprey- 2 at Manitou Lake on 9-13, S. Catamount Res. on 9-6

Dusky Grouse- kill zone feather remnants along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Solitary Sandpiper- Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

Belted Kingfisher- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Mourning Dove- last seen in early Sept.

Eurasian Collared-Dove- Salida on 9-14

Common Nighthawk- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Broad-tailed Hummingbird- 9-5

Callliope Hummingbird- 9-7, 9-6

Downy Woodpecker- 9-24, 9-20, 9-1
along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27 at about 12,000 feet

Northern Three-toed Woodpecker- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Swallows- last seen in early Sept.

Plumbeous Vireo- singing at Manitou Lake on 9-13

Steller’s Jay- 4 on 9-26

Clark’s Nutcracker- 9-28, 9-2, 9-1
Many along Highway 285 S of Bunena Vista on 9-27

Ruby-crowned Kinglet- singing at Upper Limbaugh Canyon on 9-24, singing at Manitou Lake on 9-13, singing at Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 9-28

Bluebirds- Flock of 30+ at Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

Western Bluebird- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Mountain Bluebird- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Hermit Thrush- Calling at Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

Townsend’s Solitaire- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27 at about 12,500 feet, calling

Gray Catbird- Manitou Lake on 9-13

American Dipper- singing at Manitou Lake on 9-13

Red-breasted Nuthatch- Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

Brown Creeper- 9-24, 9-2
along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27, singing at Rampart Reservoir on 9-5,

American Pipit- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Wilson’s Warbler- Rampart Reservoir on 9-5, Manitou Lake on 9-13

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 9-26, 9-24, Upper Limbaugh Canyon on 9-24, 3 on 9-5, 10 on 9-7, 3 on 9-4, 9-2, 9-1
along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27, Manitou Lake on 9-13

Townsend’s Warbler- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Black-headed Grosbeak- Last seen in early Sept.

Spotted Towhee- along Pikes Peak Hwy. on 9-23

Chipping Sparrow- 9-1
along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27 at about 11,000 feet

Vesper Sparrow- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Lincoln’s Sparrow- Upper Limbaugh Canyon on 9-24

White-crowned Sparrow- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Song Sparrow- singing at Manitou Lake on 9-13

Brewer’s Blackbird- 9-22

Red-winged Blackbird- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Evening Grosbeak- 1 on 9-26, 4 on 9-28, 9-22, 9-10

Pine Siskin- along trail to Boulder Mountain on 9-27

Lesser Goldfinch- Rampart Reservoir on 9-5

House Finch- singing on 9-22, 9-7

Red Crossbill- Manitou Lake on 9-13

Abert’s X Fox Squirrel hybrid- Black with bigger ears and some brown fur on face on 9-28 and again on 10-5

Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet