August 10, 2015
Richard Stevens:
After Jerry Petrosky and I conducted some point counts on private land, Terry Michaels joined us and we drove eastern Arapahoe County. Results of Point Counts below:
I hoped that the Red-necked Phalaropes reported yesterday by Gene Rutherford at a Playa along Arapahoe County Road 30 (East Quincy Avenue) would be close to the road for photos.
No Red-necked Phalaropes were at the playa when we arrived around 5:30 pm. Some nice birds there included a Willet, a Long-billed Curlew, a Greater Yellowlegs, four Lesser Yellowlegs, two Baird's Sandpipers and eight Killdeer.
The drive along CR 30 from Aurora Reservoir to the Playa east of CR 157 was quite interesting. I was able to take pictures of a Peregrine Falcon molting from juvenile to adult plumage. Western Kingbirds were down to less than half a dozen (we had over a hundred yesterday). The Kingbirds were "replaced" by hundreds of Lark Buntings (maybe 1/4 were adult males).
Other raptors included 12 Swainson's Hawks (including on intermediate adult), five Red-tailed Hawks and two American Kestrels.
On the return trip, we drove Arapahoe County Road 22 (East Yale) and found seven Loggerhead Shrikes, four Grasshopper Sparrows, many Lark Sparrows and a Common Nighthawk (nice photos).
With written permission, Jerry and I spent eight hours conducting point counts on State Trust Lands (Arapahoe County) today (8/10/2015).
Highlights included three Long-billed Curlews (individuals not together), sixteen Burrowing Owls, two Ferruginous Hawks, many Lark Buntings, many Lark Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, two Willet (only flooded area on property), eleven Loggerhead Shrikes, two Red-headed Woodpeckers, Wilson's Warbler, Plumbeous Vireo, Cassin's Vireo, and six Bushtits.
Surprising note: Thunderstorms hit Colorado Springs, Highlands Ranch, Aurora, Denver, etc. We did not see any rain all day?
Richard Stevens:
After Jerry Petrosky and I conducted some point counts on private land, Terry Michaels joined us and we drove eastern Arapahoe County. Results of Point Counts below:
I hoped that the Red-necked Phalaropes reported yesterday by Gene Rutherford at a Playa along Arapahoe County Road 30 (East Quincy Avenue) would be close to the road for photos.
No Red-necked Phalaropes were at the playa when we arrived around 5:30 pm. Some nice birds there included a Willet, a Long-billed Curlew, a Greater Yellowlegs, four Lesser Yellowlegs, two Baird's Sandpipers and eight Killdeer.
The drive along CR 30 from Aurora Reservoir to the Playa east of CR 157 was quite interesting. I was able to take pictures of a Peregrine Falcon molting from juvenile to adult plumage. Western Kingbirds were down to less than half a dozen (we had over a hundred yesterday). The Kingbirds were "replaced" by hundreds of Lark Buntings (maybe 1/4 were adult males).
Other raptors included 12 Swainson's Hawks (including on intermediate adult), five Red-tailed Hawks and two American Kestrels.
On the return trip, we drove Arapahoe County Road 22 (East Yale) and found seven Loggerhead Shrikes, four Grasshopper Sparrows, many Lark Sparrows and a Common Nighthawk (nice photos).
With written permission, Jerry and I spent eight hours conducting point counts on State Trust Lands (Arapahoe County) today (8/10/2015).
Highlights included three Long-billed Curlews (individuals not together), sixteen Burrowing Owls, two Ferruginous Hawks, many Lark Buntings, many Lark Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, two Willet (only flooded area on property), eleven Loggerhead Shrikes, two Red-headed Woodpeckers, Wilson's Warbler, Plumbeous Vireo, Cassin's Vireo, and six Bushtits.
Surprising note: Thunderstorms hit Colorado Springs, Highlands Ranch, Aurora, Denver, etc. We did not see any rain all day?
1 comment:
Hey Rich, You did not mention that according to our GPS, we hiked 7.8 miles on the State Trust Lane. It was enjoyable, but awful strenuous. Jerry P
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