Red Rocks and S Platte at 74th - Jefferson/Adams

[JBreitsch - Denver]

I was going to do some birding in the mountains/foothills, but circumstances changed my plans.  Since I was very much over dressed for birding around town, I kept things short.  I have very little to note.

At Red Rocks, I saw only three Gray-crowned Rosy Finches and no Golden-crowned Sparrow.  I wasn't really looking for the sparrow and I didn't stay long, so that means pretty much nothing.  I missed an oregon junco, but all the other subspecies were accounted for.

Along the South Platte, I only walked from the 74th Ave parking lot to about where 78th meets the trail.  In between there, just over halfway from the 74th parking lot was a Harris's Sparrow spending time with all the Song and American Tree Sparrows.  I'm about one day too early for it to count on the CBC week.  Good luck re-finding that one, though.  There is a very lengthy bit of good sparrow habitat to sort through.  The bird wasn't singing but it was rather chatty with its chip notes. In the same area was a Yellow-rumped Warbler.  All the usual ducks and raptors made appearances.

John Breitsch

Denver, Colorado

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