July 28, 2019
Richard Stevens:
Temperatures reached the low 90s today. Winds were 11-12 mph with gusts to 21 mph.
Rebecca and I headed into the foothills looking for cooler temperatures and the yesterday's Canyon Towhee sighting (Douglas County).
It was definitely a long shot reported along highway 67, 1/2 mile up the old logging road four miles south of Sprucewood. We found neither cooler temperatures nor the Canyon Towhee.
On the drive back, we stopped at hwy 67 and Rampart Range Road. It took about 20 minutes before finding the male American Three-toed Woodpecker northeast of the intersection (Douglas County).
After an early lunch back in Denver we drove the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Drive hoping to find a Red-headed Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe or Burrowing Owl.
Neither was found; however, Rebecca photographed a male Blue Grosbeak near mile 5.5. A Sage Thrasher was near the intersection of 88th avenue (wildlife drive) and Peoria.
We walked to the flooded field along the Havana. The Willet was gone; total shorebirds were two Western Sandpipers and eight Killdeer.
No Short-eared Owls appeared along the DIA Owl Loop (no Burrowing Owl either).
I put my photos of yesterday's Painted Bunting sighting on the Colorado Birding Society's Photo Library
coloradobirdingsociety.net
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