January 12, 2008
Rebecca Kosten and I birded the western side of Denver today. Winds were mild, temperatures in high 30s. It felt cold all day.
When we arrived at the Denver West Office Complex, the Pine Warbler was along the south side of building # 15. It flew around the west side and to the north of # 15.
One of us stayed in the car…….while I walked around for 2 hours trying to relocate the bird. In the process I found 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a Brown Creeper.
I was watching and counting a flock of 17 Mountain Chickadees at the south side of building # 18 (just west of # 15 & # 17) when the Pine Warbler popped out of the two evergreen trees. Unfortunately, the Pine Warbler stayed high in the trees and did not offer any photo opportunities.
We drove south to the Highline Canal and Dahlia Street parking area. We looked for 30 minutes around and south of the footbridge for the White-throated Sparrows; without success. Then walked north toward Quincy Avenue.
The Northern Mockingbird was again in the buckthorn bushes on the east side of the trail (and just south of the sign for Kent School). Many other birds were also in those bushes including 27 Cedar Waxwings, 11 American Robins, 7 Dark-eyed Juncos, and many House Finches.
We continued north and found a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos across from the Wildlife Area (just south of Quincy). While trying to identify the Dark-eyed Juncos we found one of the White-throated Sparrows. The sparrow was with 3 White-crowned Sparrows across (east) of the Margie Woods bench (at the halfway point of the wildlife pond).
On the north side of the pond, we counted another 7 White-crowned Sparrows, dozens of House Finches, 3 male & 2 female Spotted Towhees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and 1 Song Sparrow.
I would guess that the sparrows eventually end up underneath the feeders north of the pond. The feeders are difficult to see; however many of the sparrows end up on the grassy road running along the north side of the pond.
We stayed until sunset hoping to see the Eastern Screech-Owls; neither came out this evening.
Rebecca Kosten and I birded the western side of Denver today. Winds were mild, temperatures in high 30s. It felt cold all day.
When we arrived at the Denver West Office Complex, the Pine Warbler was along the south side of building # 15. It flew around the west side and to the north of # 15.
One of us stayed in the car…….while I walked around for 2 hours trying to relocate the bird. In the process I found 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a Brown Creeper.
I was watching and counting a flock of 17 Mountain Chickadees at the south side of building # 18 (just west of # 15 & # 17) when the Pine Warbler popped out of the two evergreen trees. Unfortunately, the Pine Warbler stayed high in the trees and did not offer any photo opportunities.
We drove south to the Highline Canal and Dahlia Street parking area. We looked for 30 minutes around and south of the footbridge for the White-throated Sparrows; without success. Then walked north toward Quincy Avenue.
The Northern Mockingbird was again in the buckthorn bushes on the east side of the trail (and just south of the sign for Kent School). Many other birds were also in those bushes including 27 Cedar Waxwings, 11 American Robins, 7 Dark-eyed Juncos, and many House Finches.
We continued north and found a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos across from the Wildlife Area (just south of Quincy). While trying to identify the Dark-eyed Juncos we found one of the White-throated Sparrows. The sparrow was with 3 White-crowned Sparrows across (east) of the Margie Woods bench (at the halfway point of the wildlife pond).
On the north side of the pond, we counted another 7 White-crowned Sparrows, dozens of House Finches, 3 male & 2 female Spotted Towhees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and 1 Song Sparrow.
I would guess that the sparrows eventually end up underneath the feeders north of the pond. The feeders are difficult to see; however many of the sparrows end up on the grassy road running along the north side of the pond.
We stayed until sunset hoping to see the Eastern Screech-Owls; neither came out this evening.
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