Fwd: eBird Report - Rocky Mt Nat. Park, Jul 28, 2017

[JIM THOMPSON]

Fall River Road can be tranversed via car without issue.
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Rocky Mt Nat. Larimer County
Jul 28, 2017 9:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
15.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Elaine Coley and I drove the Old Fall River Road .  The birds are all from the Fall River Road
18 species (+2 other taxa)

Broad-tailed Hummingbird  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Western Wood-Pewee  1
Steller's Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  1     not on the Old Fall River Road but lower in the park at East entrance.
American Crow  3
Common Raven  2
Tree Swallow  0
Violet-green Swallow  100     Observed close up using cavities in Aspin trees.  Do they nest this late in the year?
Mountain Chickadee  5     numerous thru out the trip.
chickadee sp.  25     heard and observed.
Bushtit  15     Low scrubs etc.  Odd at this altitude?  About 8000 feet.  Close observation by two people.
nuthatch sp.  5     heard not seen
American Robin  3
American Pipit  3     seen and heard.  near tree line
Fox Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  8
White-crowned Sparrow  3     two singing (seemed like a different song vs lower elevation birds, one visual at same location as bushtits and pine grosbeak.  just below tree line--odd.
Pine Grosbeak  3     at tree line  LIFE BIRD
Cassin's Finch  20     numerous.  did not try counting.
Pine Siskin  15

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