Sunday, May 13, 2012

A Day In the Foothills

May 13, 2012

Richard Stevens:

Bryan Ehlmann, Jim & Lory Sachs, Peter & Angel Zimmerman and I sat at Reynolds Park (Jefferson County) at first light.  No Northern Pygmy-Owls called this morning.  A Common Poorwill was heard north of South Foxton Road.

We took the less steep route to the top of the park and descended the steep trail (Eagle's View to Raven's Roost to Oxen Draw).  Maps available at the parking area.

A Williamson's Sapsucker was several hundred yards south of the old service road.

A male Dusky Grouse displayed along the edge of the woods and clearing at the top of Eagle's View.

A female American Three-toed Woodpecker was downhill (north) of the intersections of the three trails.

Other birds found included: 3 species of nuthatches (Red-breasted, White-breasted & Pygmy), Mountain Chickadees, Black-capped Chickadees, Pine Siskin, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, a pair of Western Bluebirds and Common Ravens.

A Summer Tanager and Least Flycatcher were seen during a walk around the Welchester Tree Park in Littleton (Jefferson).

Bryan and I dropped the group off downtown and drove the DIA Owl Loop.  Several Burrowing Owls stood around the prairie dog town at 3.4 miles east of Tower Road and 96th avenue.  A pair of McCown's Longspurs was north along the road after it turned from north to eastward.  No Upland Sandpipers or Short-eared Owl appeared tonight.

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