Woodland Park Area Birds, April 2017

[joe...@betterbirdwatching.com]

Woodland Park Yard Area

Clark’s Nutcracker, 4-25, 4-15
Chipping Sparrow, 4-25, FOS
Dark-eyed Junco, Gray-headed only this month, high counts during some snowstorms, 30 on 4-27, 28 on 4-28, 84 on 4-29, 30 on 4-4
American Robin, regular visitors to moving water feature, 11 during snowstorm on 4-28
Brown Creeper, 4-28, 4-30, 4-21, 4-24
Cassins’ Finch, a few on 4-5, FOS
Black-capped Chickadee, 1 on 4-5, 4-18
Brown-headed Cowbird, 4-21, FOS
Downy Woodpecker, 4-21
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 4-23, FOS
Red-breasted Nuthatch, calling, 4-23
Mourning Dove, 4-23, FOS
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 4-24, singing
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4-15, singing, FOS
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
Abert’s Squirrel, black phase, 1 on 4-21


Also:

Bushtit, small flock on 4-8 at Colorado College campus in Colo Spgs

Lovell Gulch Trail, 5 mile loop, Woodland Park, 4-15
Red-breasted Nuthatch,1, calling, FOS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 10 singing, FOS
Brown Creeper, 2, singing

Manitou Lake, Woodland Park, 4-13
Yellow-rumped Warbler, FOS
Brewer’s Blackbird, FOS
Gadwall
Common Merganser

Brush Hollow Reservoir near Penrose on 4-14
Possible Chihuahuan Raven flying and calling over  reservoir
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall

Section 16/Palmer Trail near Manitou Springs on 4-9
Steller’s Jay, at 6500 feet
Mountain Chickadee, at 6500 feet
Say’s Phoebe, FOS
Cedar Waxwing (at Safeway in Colo. Spgs.)
Bushtit (at Safeway in Colo. Spgs.)
Pasque Flower blooming
Mourning Cloak butterfly, FOS


Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, 8500 feet elevation, Teller County