September 29, 2007
Order of sightings:
1. White throated Sparrow in willows at northwest corner of Lake Ladora. Also in the tree were 9 White crowned Sparrows, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Wilson's Warblers, and 3 Dark-eyed Juncos. I was actually following a Rock Wren along the rocks at the Ladora Lake dam when I came across this mixed flock of birds.
2. Long eared Owl, seen while "painting" with my binoculars the Russian Olive trees first encountered when trail turns south (hiking clockwise).
3. Female Black throated Blue Warbler. She was a nice surprise while counting 31 Yellow rumped Warblers along northwest corner of the lake. They worked the tall cottonwoods first encountered at northwest corner. when they hit the most southern one of group (just northwest of side "Lake Ladora") they turned back north. Still there when I left.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal and hiking trails open 6:00am to 6:00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
List compiled with Clipbird ver: 2.01
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon - flew over Ladora Lake
Virginia Rail - southeast corner/Ladora
American Coot - 2
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull - only 1 gull seen flying over
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl - east side/lenore
Long-eared Owl - russian olives/northeast corner/Ladora
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Kingbird - only 1 seen all day
Plumbeous Vireo - 2, one locust trees east central side/Ladora
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee - on 2 observed
White-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren - northwest corner/Ladora
Marsh Wren - west central/Ladora
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 51 counted during trip
Townsend's Solitaire - only 1
Hermit Thrush - only 1
American Robin - dozens
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler - only 1, south end/lenore
Black-throated Blue Warbler - female/see notes at beginning
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75+
MacGillivray's Warbler - south end/Mary's Lake
Common Yellowthroat - south end/Mary's Lake
Wilson's Warbler - 6
Green-tailed Towhee - west central side/lenore
Chipping Sparrow - 12+ flock
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 west central side/Ladora
Brewer's Sparrow - 1 southwest corner/Ladora
Song Sparrow - 4
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2, one northwest corner/Ladora
White-throated Sparrow - northwest corner Ladora
White-crowned Sparrow - 3 flocks/total 16 birds
Dark-eyed Junco - pink sided/dark headed
Red-winged Blackbird - hundreds
Western Meadowlark - only 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird - only 1
Brewer's Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - flock of 51
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
I spent 5 hours walking the trails at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams County). Most of the time 3+ hours was spent on the new trail around lake ladora. I ended up with 61 species and three good sightings.
My most recent 5 trips to the Arsenal were a little disappointing. Though I was in a van on a birding trip and we spent most of the day riding around. I thought a hike would be more productive and it was. One plus, I have found Long-eared Owls on 3 of the last 4 trips.
I started out at 6:00am as I wanted to see if any owls would respond to tapes. Long-eared Owls and Barn Owls have roosted in the old Governor's Row area in the past. It is not legal to walk into the row, but I could get within 20 yards of it by walking on the main road. No owls responded this morning however.
My most recent 5 trips to the Arsenal were a little disappointing. Though I was in a van on a birding trip and we spent most of the day riding around. I thought a hike would be more productive and it was. One plus, I have found Long-eared Owls on 3 of the last 4 trips.
I started out at 6:00am as I wanted to see if any owls would respond to tapes. Long-eared Owls and Barn Owls have roosted in the old Governor's Row area in the past. It is not legal to walk into the row, but I could get within 20 yards of it by walking on the main road. No owls responded this morning however.
Order of sightings:
1. White throated Sparrow in willows at northwest corner of Lake Ladora. Also in the tree were 9 White crowned Sparrows, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Wilson's Warblers, and 3 Dark-eyed Juncos. I was actually following a Rock Wren along the rocks at the Ladora Lake dam when I came across this mixed flock of birds.
2. Long eared Owl, seen while "painting" with my binoculars the Russian Olive trees first encountered when trail turns south (hiking clockwise).
3. Female Black throated Blue Warbler. She was a nice surprise while counting 31 Yellow rumped Warblers along northwest corner of the lake. They worked the tall cottonwoods first encountered at northwest corner. when they hit the most southern one of group (just northwest of side "Lake Ladora") they turned back north. Still there when I left.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal and hiking trails open 6:00am to 6:00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
List compiled with Clipbird ver: 2.01
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon - flew over Ladora Lake
Virginia Rail - southeast corner/Ladora
American Coot - 2
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull - only 1 gull seen flying over
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl - east side/lenore
Long-eared Owl - russian olives/northeast corner/Ladora
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Kingbird - only 1 seen all day
Plumbeous Vireo - 2, one locust trees east central side/Ladora
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee - on 2 observed
White-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren - northwest corner/Ladora
Marsh Wren - west central/Ladora
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 51 counted during trip
Townsend's Solitaire - only 1
Hermit Thrush - only 1
American Robin - dozens
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler - only 1, south end/lenore
Black-throated Blue Warbler - female/see notes at beginning
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75+
MacGillivray's Warbler - south end/Mary's Lake
Common Yellowthroat - south end/Mary's Lake
Wilson's Warbler - 6
Green-tailed Towhee - west central side/lenore
Chipping Sparrow - 12+ flock
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 west central side/Ladora
Brewer's Sparrow - 1 southwest corner/Ladora
Song Sparrow - 4
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2, one northwest corner/Ladora
White-throated Sparrow - northwest corner Ladora
White-crowned Sparrow - 3 flocks/total 16 birds
Dark-eyed Junco - pink sided/dark headed
Red-winged Blackbird - hundreds
Western Meadowlark - only 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird - only 1
Brewer's Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - flock of 51
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
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