[cobirds] January 2023 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

January 2023 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

Green-winged Teal-

Manitou Lake on 1-3, 1 below spillway

 

Great Blue Heron-

Manitou Lake on 1-3, 1 below spillway

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk-

South Trout Creek on 1-29

 

Rough-legged Hawk-

South Trout Creek on 1-29, dark morph

 

Wilson's Snipe-

Manitou Lake on 1-3, 1 below spillway

 

Gray Jay-

Glen Cove on 1-5, 1

 

Clark's Nutcracker-

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-17

Crystal Res. on 1-19

 

American Crow-

South Trout Creek on 1-9, loose flock of crows flyover, over 100

 

Black-capped Chickadee- 1 on 1-11, 1-9

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch-

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-17

 

White-breasted Nuthatch- a few sightings

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-2

Manitou Lake on 1-3

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-17

 

Cedar Waxwing-

Crystal Res. on 1-21, flock of about 20

South Trout Creek on 1-29, flock of about 125 flying over riparian willows

 

Song Sparrow-

Manitou Lake on 1-3, 2

Manitou Lake on 1-9

Manitou Lake on 1-16, 6

 

American Tree Sparrow-

South Trout Creek on 1-3, 3

South Trout Creek on 1-29, 2

South Trout Creek on 1-16, 1

 

Dark-eyed Junco-

 

Gray-headed- 18 on 1-15

 

Slate-colored- a few around most of the time, 10 on 1-31

South Trout Creek on 1-3, 2

Manitou Lake on 1-9, 1

South Trout Creek on 1-29, a few

 

White-winged- a few around most of the time, 8 on 11-23,

Manitou Lake on 1-9, 6

South Trout Creek on 1-29, a few

 

Pink-sided- a few around most of the time

South Trout Creek on 1-3, 1

Manitou Lake on 1-9, a few

South Trout Creek on 1-29, a few

 

Oregon- one or two around most of the time

Manitou Lake on 1-9

 

House Finch- singing on 1-9

 

Cassin's Finch- 2 on 1-23, 1M on 1-31, a few on 1-19

 

Red Crossbill- a few on 1-11, 16 on 1-20, a few on 1-18

South Trout Creek on 1-3, a couple small flocks

South Trout Creek on 1-29, flock of about 20

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-17, a few

 

Pine Siskin- 3 on 1-3, 2 on 1-31

 

House Sparrow- M on 1-18, M on 1-31

 

 

Abert's Squirrel- 2 on 1-11

Pikes Peak Highway near Crystal Res.- 1 on 1-1

Lovell Gulch Trail on 1-2- 2 on 1-2

South Trout Creek on 1-29, 1 gray phase

 

Muskrat

Manitou Lake on 1-9, while crossing bridge over spillway, surprised Muskrat at top of spillway that slid down like a water slide into pool at base!

Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, Teller County, 8500 feet

 

 

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