April 19-20, southwest Metro area

[David Suddjian]

April 20

Ketring Lake Park in Littleton (ARA) had a Swamp Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrow, 2 Mountain Bluebirds, and a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird that was visiting a backyard garden beside the park. There was a nice assortment of ducks (in small numbers), and a Black-crowned Night-Heron.

A Brown Thrasher was at Hildebrand Ranch Park (JEF), and a Burrowing Owl was in the vale between the hogbacks at Ken Caryl Ranch (JEF).

April 19

To add to Tina's report from Marston, from the west side of Marston Lake (DEN) I spotted an Osprey, Am. White Pelican, and 2 Bank Swallows. Bluebirds were there including 3 Western Bluebird and 7 Mountain.

At Chatfield SP I noted 4 Osprey all in the air at once, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 6 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Eastern Phoebe (Kingfisher Bridge, both DOU and JEF), still good numbers of bluebirds with Mountain predominant, and a White-faced/Glossy Ibis spuh. There were few birds on the lake.

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO