May 10, 2018
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached 88 degrees today. Winds were 7-8 mph with gusts to 17 mph. The high winds surely kept the birds hidden.
I drove through Cherry Creek State Park (Arapahoe) in the afternoon. Two Bonaparte's Gulls flew off the Lake Loop. The male Great-tailed Grackle was again at the Cottonwood Creek wetlands. I did not see the female today; however, there is one around there.
I walked around the Wild Plum bushes at the south marina upper parking area and found a male Yellow Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler and two White-crowned Sparrows. A Northern Parula spent a couple of weeks here in 2017.
Noticing a larger group of Wild Plum on the east side of Lake View Drive (main road), I walked over to see if a Northern Parula or any uncommon bird was around. While no Parula was found, a Tennessee Warbler flew back and forth between the Plum bushes and Cottonwoods.
A male Broad-tailed Hummingbird was performing his mating flight at the ranger's office area. No Black-chinned Hummingbirds have shown up yet this year. Perhaps the male that has been coming for the past eight years has given up finding a mate or has passed away?
No Short-eared Owls or Long-eared Owls appeared this evening along the Gun Range entrance road.
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