Friday, 24 May 2013

[cobirds] Lower White Ranch P, Jeffco

A small group birded Lower White Ranch Park OS this morning and had good looks and songs by the expected suspects: Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-headed Grosbeak, Yellow Warbler, Bullock’s Oriole, Western Wood-Pewee, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Spotted Towhee, Lark and Vesper sparrows, American and Lesser goldfinches.  Considerable water this year in Van Bibber Creek helps.

 

A Black-chinned Hummingbird was performing his aerial display right in our path for a female.  My new observation: the BCHU does a very broad and shallow U-shaped dive, whereas I have always seen a Broad-tailed Hummingbird doing a steep and narrow U-shaped dive!

 

Kay

 

Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D.

Niyo Scientific Communications

5651 Garnet St.

Golden, CO 80403

303.679.6646

Kay@KayNiyo.com; www.KayNiyo.com

 

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