January Birds, Woodland Park area, Merlin near Manitou Spgs

[joe...@betterbirdwatching.com]

Merlin, female Prairie form, Red Rocks Open Space near Manitou Springs, at pond area on 1-23
Townsend’s Solitaire, Red Rocks Open Space near Manitou Springs on 1-23, Cascade on 1-8
White-crowned Sparrow, Red Rocks Open Space near Manitou Springs on 1-23
Spotted Towhee, Red Rocks Open Space near Manitou Springs on 1-23, Cascade on 1-8
Song Sparrow, 1 on Mule Creek Trail, Woodland Park on 1-29
Bushtit, flock of 9 at Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs on 1-15
Bald Eagle, one or two adults hunting along South Platte River near Lake George on 1-20
Common Goldeneye, 6 along South Platte River near Lake George on 1-20
Interesting noisy mixed flock of corvids along Hondo Ave., Green Mountain Falls on 1-22, 16 American Crow, 10 Steller’s Jay, 2 Black-billed Magpie, 2 Western Scrub-Jay
Western Scrub-Jay, along Thomas Trail Green Mountain Falls on 1-22, Cascade on 1-8

Woodland Park Yard Area
House Sparrow, new to yard area, 2 on 1-10, 5 on 1-9
Dark-eyed Junco, regular good numbers of Gray-headed, Slate-colored and Pink-sided, thinned out towards end of month, also one Oregon on 1-20 and one White-winged on 1-9
House Finch, small flock regular to yard area
Brown Creeper, one on 1-3, 1-4 and 1-8
Hairy Woodpecker, regular thru winter months
Starling, flock visiting birdbath early thru mid Jan.
American Robin, occ. at birdbath in early Jan.
Northern Flicker, one on 1-4


Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, Teller County