I tried to pick up the pieces left over by the storm and from previous reports by famous Boulder county birders. McIntosh Lake had most of the same birds as had been previously reported, but I thought I would pass along my list from 2:30 today just in case people are still looking.
Highlights bolded in list. If you need more details, let me know.
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 6
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 7
Mallard (Northern) (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos/conboschas) 6
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 4
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 6
Green-winged Teal (American) (Anas crecca carolinensis) 3
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) X
Western/Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) (Buteo jamaicensis kriderii) 1 Photographed. Will post later. Very white Red-tailed Hawk. Same bird seen before.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 7
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 5
Willet (Western) (Tringa semipalmata inornata) 4
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 26 Counted and tried for Hudsonian on each one, but came up short.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 12
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 18
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 2 Two breeding plumaged birds. Long downcurved bill. Black belly. Reddish backs.
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) 28
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 23
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 6
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 2
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 14
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 50
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 8
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) 1
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) 6
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) 6 Seen in a flyby flock of Longspurs. These were the only birds I could confirm because of the entirely black chest and belly.
longspur sp. (Calcarius/Rhynchophanes sp.) 20 Unidentified longspurs. Flyby at a distance. Not Horned Larks due to body color and tail pattern.
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 1 Very yellow bird. Will investigate subspecies later.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 15
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 7
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 7
Mallard (Northern) (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos/conboschas) 6
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 4
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 6
Green-winged Teal (American) (Anas crecca carolinensis) 3
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) X
Western/Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) (Buteo jamaicensis kriderii) 1 Photographed. Will post later. Very white Red-tailed Hawk. Same bird seen before.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 7
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 5
Willet (Western) (Tringa semipalmata inornata) 4
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 26 Counted and tried for Hudsonian on each one, but came up short.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 12
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 18
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 2 Two breeding plumaged birds. Long downcurved bill. Black belly. Reddish backs.
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) 28
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 23
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 6
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 2
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 14
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 50
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 8
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) 1
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) 6
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) 6 Seen in a flyby flock of Longspurs. These were the only birds I could confirm because of the entirely black chest and belly.
longspur sp. (Calcarius/Rhynchophanes sp.) 20 Unidentified longspurs. Flyby at a distance. Not Horned Larks due to body color and tail pattern.
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 1 Very yellow bird. Will investigate subspecies later.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 15
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 7
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Bryan Guarente
Instructional Designer
The COMET Program
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO
Instructional Designer
The COMET Program
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO
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