[cobirds] April 2020 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

April 2020 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

FOS = First of Season for returning migrants

Turkey Vulture- FOS on 4-19

Bald Eagle- 

Near Manitou Lake on 4-7

Prairie Falcon-

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, pair calling

Scaled Quail

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, flock of about 15

Ring-billed Gull- small flock flyover on 4-15, new species for yard area

Mourning Dove- 

Austin Bluffs Area, 4-18, FOS, singing

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 

Austin Bluffs Area

Broad-tailed Hummingbird- FOS on 4-26

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS

Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23

White-throated Swift-

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, FOS

Red-naped Sapsucker- 

Missouri Gulch on 4-27, many calling, drumming

Williamson's Sapsucker- FOS on 4-26

Say's Phoebe-

Austin Bluffs Area on 4-25, FOS, singing

Blue Jay

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Austin Bluffs Area

Near Hwy. 9 and CR 11, about 15 miles NW of Canon City

Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1

Common Raven- 

Austin Bluffs Area

Ruby-crowned Kinglet- FOS on 4-27, singing

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing

Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing

S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3, FOS

Western Bluebird- F at BB on 4-21

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Townsend's Solitaire-

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, flock of 5!

American Robin- 

Austin Bluffs Area, nest building on 4-25

CURVE-BILLED THRASHER

Report from an open area in Florissant of a pair visiting a feeder since September, last seen on 4-13

Canyon Wren

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Black-capped Chickadee

Missouri Gulch on 4-27

Austin Bluffs Area, singing on 4-6

Mountain Chickadee

Singing and nest building in late April in Colo Spgs at Austin Bluffs Area and at 30th St. and Fillmore

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-9, 1 on 4-15, 2 on 4-16, 1 on 4-18, 4-26, 4-12, 4-27, 4-5

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Missouri Gulch on 4-27

White-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-16, 4-7 

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Missouri Gulch on 4-27

Brown Creeper- 

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12

Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing

Bushtit-

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Austin Bluffs Area

Western Tanager- calling on 4-21?

calling at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-20?

Virginia's Warbler-

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS, 1 singing

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 

Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23, FOS

Chipping Sparrow- FOS on 4-26

Dark-eyed Junco- 

Gray-headed- 22 on 4-16, 20 on 4-3

Pink-sided- 2 on 4-3

Oregon- 1 on 4-15

Slate-colored- 1 on 4-18

Yellow-headed Blackbird-

Colo Spgs on 4-13, FOS

Common Grackle

Austin Bluffs Area on 4-6, FOS

Evening Grosbeak- a few around some of the time

Pine Siskin- a few around most of the time

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23

Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1

Lesser Goldfinch- 

Austin Bluffs Area, early April

Cassin's Finch- some around most of the time

Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12

Red Crossbill- some around most of the time, juvs. on 4-15

Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19

Missouri Gulch on 4-27   

American Mink- lots of tracks along S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3

Joe LaFleur

Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet

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