August 5, 2018
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached 87 degrees today. Winds at Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the afternoon were 9-10 mph.
Rebecca & I took a break from finishing up September's "Colorado Field Notes" and went over to Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams).
We walked the Bluestem trail and found three Say's Phoebes, a Western Wood-pewee and a Red-headed Woodpecker. The woodpecker was at the dead snag 100 yards west of the trail.
I photographed a Sage Thrasher along 6th Avenue at approximately 100 yards west of the canal at Potomac. We scoped the trees north of the road for the elusive Red-headed Woodpeckers; without finding any.
At the cement bridge along the Wildlife Drive, we found a Least Flycatcher hawking bugs over the cattail lined pond. Two Western Wood-pewees were also in the area while no Red-headed Woodpecker was found this trip.
At the fence east of mile 5, a Cassin's Kingbird perched. Probably the same one I observed last trip near mile 5.
Continuing around, we found three pools of water along Havana Street near mile 9 or so. A nice collection of shorebirds included 17 American Avocets, dozens of Killdeer, a Baird's Sandpiper, one Solitary Sandpiper, one Stilt Sandpiper and one mystery shorebird (will have to examine photos later).
A young Burrowing Owl stood on the gate at the southeast corner of the Rattlesnake Hill parking area. I got some nice photos of him!
A female Orchard Oriole was near the entrance road to Lake Ladora.
A female Orchard Oriole was near the entrance road to Lake Ladora.
Great sunset as we left the Arsenal!
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