December 13, 2018
Richard Stevens:
It was yet another fantastic winter day in Colorado. Once out of the mountains temperatures reached 42 degrees. Winds were 8-9 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
Ohio birders Ron Harris, Bob Scott and I headed into the mountains this morning. Two White-tailed Ptarmigan were slowly walking below the western side of the Loveland Pass summit (Clear Creek County).
We visited a friend's yard in Silverthorne (Summit) with great success. Our trip list added three species of Rosy Finches, Clark's Nutcrackers, White-breasted Nuthatches, Pygmy Nuthatches, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks and two male Pine Grosbeaks.
A male American Three-toed Woodpecker was found at the Echo Lake Campgrounds (Clear Creek).
I passed through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) on my way home. The Rusty Blackbirds were not found around the swim beach pond or the northwestern or northeastern drainages.
I walked to the southern point at the swim beach, still no Rusty Blackbirds. As I passed the Pond on the way back to Dixon Grove, the male and female Rusty Blackbirds walked along the north side of the pond.
Light was good at the north end of the Lake Loop. The two male Long-tailed Ducks were much farther off than yesterday. The receding ice cover allowed the waterfowl to wander more.
Six Robins, two Song Sparrows and three American Tree Sparrows fluttered about the willows at the Point.
Again, no Short-eared Owls appeared at dusk.
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