Held a birdwatching program for the library at city park. Went around both lakes and through the woods teaching people the basics of birding.

Birds

1. House Sparrow
2. Magpie
3. Flicker
4. Canada Goose
5. Mallard
6. Tree Swallow
7. Barn Swallow
8. Violet Green Swallow
9. Cliff Swallow
10. Snowy Egret
11. Black crowned night heron
12. dbl crstd comorant
13. Robin
14. Northern Harrier
15. Grackle
16. Black capped chickadee

Notes

• Cool to see 4 different swallow species. Mainly acted and fed in the same way. More barn swallow than any other.
• Most water birds building nests. Black crown heron flew to tree right above us and gathered sticks.

Went with Jeff to the turkey trot loop. Very nice sunny day with cool temp.

Birds

1. Starling
2. Black capped chickadee
3. Mountain Chickadee
4. Blue gray gnat-catcher
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Green-tailed towhee
7. Rock wren
8. Red-wing Blackbird
9. Cooper’s Hawk
10. Mourning Dove
11. Violet green swallow
12. white-throated swift
13. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
14. Raven
15. Magpie
16. Western Scrub Jay

Notes

• Rock wren up by 2nd lookout point along trail. We took a break that must have been by its nest because it had grass in its beak and looked at us from a distance til we left.
• Swifts then the swallows flew right by us on the switch back part of trail. Like fighter jets in a tight bank

Tried a dusk hike looking for pygmy owls, but nothing doing in that category. However, did here a common poor-will for the first time.

Birds

1. Common poor-will
2. Mourning Dove
3. Red-wing Blackbird
4. White-throated swift
5. say’s phoebe
6. Raven
7. Western scrub jay
8. American robin
9. Mountain Chickadee
10. Towhee
11. common grackle

Other

Mule Deer

Bat

Notes

• Immediately after the sun went down the poor-will’s started calling. At first just heard one thinking it was something like an owl, but then 4-5 more chimed in. Couldn’t place the call till I realized half way down that it must be from the whip-poor-will family.
• Hiked down hill in the dark with a full moon. Fun and a little scary.  Large bats flew over head right against the full moon.

Went up to the hawkwatch to see if anything was going on. 4 other guys were up there as well. Low number still, but did see multiple species

Birds

1. Osprey
2. Peregrine Falcon
3. Red Tail Hawk
4. turkey vulture
5. coopers hawk
6. Broadwing hawk
7. Mourning Dove
8. Violet Green Swallow
9. Towhee
10. Meadowlark
11. Grackle

Notes

• They are still reporting lower number from last years count
• Almost the end of the hawkwatch season.
• Osprey(I spotted) way up high.

Got up early to search for Pygmy Owls. No such luck.

Birds

1. Scrub Jay
2. magpie
3. spotted towhee
4. Kestrel
5. raven
6. crow
7. mtn chickadee
8. BC chickadee
9. meadowlark
10. chipping sparrow
11. yellow rump warbler
12. white breasted nuthatch
13. Juvy Redtail?
14. Bushtit
15. Blue Gray gnat catcher
16. Wild Turkey
17. solitaire
18. robin
19. Broad Tail Hummingbird
20. Mallard
21. Grackle
22. Redwing Blackbird

Notes

• Got up too early because not much going on until an hour into my hike when birds seemed to appear.
• 1st time seeing both Mtn and B.C. chickadees on hike the latter at lower elevation
• New arrivals of Gnat catcher and Hummer. 1st of season

Went on a hike with Paige, Jeff & Amanda. Not much going on. I assume because it was midday

Birds

1. Turkey Vulture
2. Solitaire
3. pygmy nuthatch
4. western bluebird
5. raven
6. downy woodpecker
7. whitebrested nuthatch
8. Northern Harrier

other

Bull snake

Notes

• Fairly quiet in terms of # and species of birds
• Bluebird seen in forest which I’ve never seen. Escaping the heat?
• Big bull snake(3ft.) along trail.

Traveled up cherry creek path to REI then down South Platte from REI to Alameda. Didn’t mean to bird, but saw a bunch. No BINOCS.

Birds

1. Pigeon
2. American Dipper
3. Black Crown night heron
4. redwing blackbird
5. Hooded Merganser
6. Canada Goose
7. Mallard
8. Barn Swallow
9. Mourning Dove
10. gadwall
11. flicker
12. robin
13. killdeer
14. unID wren
15. song sparrow
16. house finch
17. grackle
18. house sparrow
19. straling
20. american wigeon

Notes

• Very surprised to see American Dippers right next to REI. I found the nest located near the waterfall close to REI
• Tons of mallards
• Blck-crwn night herons feeding along south platte. One in slow moving water on rocks the other right next to a shallow run off area with fast water
• None of the winter migrants I saw early in the year left.

Place close to DIA. abandoned farmland and the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain Aresenal

Birds

1. Burrowing Owl
2. Western Meadowlark
3. Say’s Phoebe
4. Magpie
5. Starling
6. Vesper Sparrow

Other

Prairie Dog

Notes

• Set out to find burrowing owl. After scanning numerous prairie dog towns along the road I finally went to where a worker at RMNA told me there had been sightings. Sure enough I finally found one. Bird was peeking out of prairie dog hole looking right at me. Bird then came out and flew short flight. Very cool looking bird
• Also added vesper sparrow to life list. Birds were always in front of me along fence.

Went to Barr Lake State Park early. Boasts to be a great migratory spot and has impressive species list…and its true. Lake in the middle of nowhere, much like an oasis. Cottonwood and marsh area around lake.

Birds

1. Ring-neck Pheasant
2. Mourning Dove
3. Red-tail hawk
4. Redwing Blackbird
5. Robin
6. Gold Finch
7. Common Loon
8. Mallard
9. Canada Goose
10. Yellow-headed Blackbird
11. Double crested Cormorant
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Blue wing Teal
14. Northern Shoveler
15. Downy Woodpecker
16. American Coot
17. Pied-billed Grebe
18. Gadwall
19. Western Meadowlark
20. Cinnamon Teal 
21. Wood duck
22. Eared Grebe
23. Killdeer
24. Northern Harrier
25. Belted Kingfisher
26. Common Grackle
27. Cowbird
28. Marsh Wren
29. Green Wing teal
30. Starling
31. Yellowlegs
32. Tree Swallow
33. Western Grebe
34. Franklin’s Gull
35. Ring-billed Gull
36. White Pelican
37. Magpie
38. Bald Eagle
39. Ring neck Duck
40. House Sparrow
41. Swainson’s Hawk
42. Pintail
43. Great Blue Heron
44. White Crowned Sparrow

Other

1. Mule Deer
2. Muskrat

Notes

• Added at least 3 birds(western grebe, yellow-headed blackbird, franklin’s gull) to my life list and got good views of birds I never really get to see. Awesome place to bird.

Hiked in a realativly “new” park. No sign on front, clearly old ranch land. Junk pits and old ranch stuff scattered all over. Aspen trees mixed with coniferous woods. Fairly windy day with overcast. Nice park to be utterly alone.

Birds

1. Junco
2. Raven
3. Mountain Chickadee
4. Mountain Bluebird
5. Cooper’s Hawk

Notes

• Everytime I see that bluebird it just stuns me. So blue and awesome on mountian.
• May have found clutch lever to replace broken one on my motorcycle. Found one in junk pile.