Sunday, September 20, 2009

Return to Barr Lake State Park

September 20, 2009

Bryan Ehlmann:

Richard Stevens and I took a leisurely walk at Barr Lake State Park this morning. We started at the boat ramp, hiked to the banding station, then back to the boat ramp and continued to the northeast end of the dam.

At first light a Barn Owl was observed flying between mile marker 8.0 and the Pioneer Trail. We couldn't relocate the bird as we continued south and west.

A Townsend's Warbler was high in the trees south and west of the Pioneer Trail (mile marker 8.2).

Nothing uncommon was encountered. We did see:
Hermit Thrush (1)
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Spotted Towhee (2)
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Lincoln's Sparrow (2)
Warbling Vireo (1)

Below the dam (mm 7.0 to 6.0)
Common Yellowthroat
Swainson's Thrush (which really looked a lot like a Gray-cheeked Thrush, but we eventually discounted the possibility).
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow (4)
Dark-eyed Juncos (9)
Lark Sparrow (7)

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