June 23, 2018
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached 85 degrees today. Winds were 5 mph with gusts to 9 mph.
Rebecca Kosten and I drove the Adams County Mountain Plover Loop this morning. We struck out finding any Plovers. Three Burrowing Owls continue along 160th avenue at 0.5 miles west of Yellow Jacket Road.
A hike around the loop at Richmil Ranch Open Space (Arapahoe) did not find the Red-headed Woodpecker or Eastern Screech-Owl. Four Northern Mockingbirds and two Cassin's Kingbirds were relocated.
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo found by Terry Michaels along hwy 40 at Middle Bijou Creek was missed today.
Dickcissels were our target bird in Eastern Arapahoe County. Unfortunately, none was found.
Burrowing Owls were found along CR 30 at 0.2 miles east of CR 149 and along CR 129 at 0.7 miles south of Orchard Road.
We did encounter Grasshopper Sparrows at two locations and a Cassin's Kingbird along CR 42.
After dropping Rebecca off at the King Soopers Store near Bluff Lake Nature Area (Denver), I walked the 1.1 mile loop around the lake.
Regrettably, I did not relocate the Green Heron that has been reported the last three days. It was the hottest part of the day and few birds moved around.
A singing Red-eyed Vireo was in the cottonwoods just east of the boardwalk entrance.
Neither Virginia Rails nor Soras responded to recordings played at the end of the boardwalk.
We ended our birding day at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams). No Red-headed Woodpeckers were detected. Again, few birds moved about.
A Burrowing Owl stood on a fence post at 0.2 miles north of mile marker 9.0. A Northern Mockingbird hunted at 0.2 miles west of Havana & 72nd (southwest terminal of wildlife drive).
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