I bird that area all the time!
Thanks for your report - FUN!! I don't remember ever seeing Orchard Orioles there, but it doesn't surprise me. Same with Catbirds.
Susan Rosine
Brighton
On Sat, Jun 7, 2025, 3:08 PM John Tumasonis <snakemonev@gmail.com> wrote:
All:Saturday June 7th, 2025, at Adams County Fairgrounds \ Riverdale Regional Park and the trail adjoining the Platte River. It baffles me why few birders and naturalists ever visit this area. It has one of the highest concentrations of Bullock's Orioles along the Front Range, along with good numbers of yellow warblers, warbling vireos, pelicans, cormorants, herons, egrets, raptors, and kingbirds. I normally park near the restroom on Campground Road and walk due east to the Platte River bikeway just north along Mann Nyholt Lake, crossing the footbridge to get near the river.Note: there is a lot of construction going on and a road detour is necessary on a dirt road. It's not bad, if you take it slow - passenger car safe.List:SANDHILL CRANE - good looks of it flying low over Mann Nyholt Lake and the adjoining fishing lake. Flying to the North. Adult. Will someone please tell me what a sandhill crane is doing in Adams County in June?American White Pelican - at least 40 - adults and juveniles - in lakes, ponds, on the river and flyingDouble Crested Cormorant - 30+ in river, ponds, lakes, and flyingCanada Goose - 50 - in the river and flyingMallard - 30+ - males and females, mostly along the riverGreat Blue Heron - 2 - foraging on the riverSnowy Egret - 6 - foraging along lakesidesRed Tailed Hawk - 1 - flying, the only raptor seen todayEurasian Collared Dove - only 1Mourning Dove - over 30 - foraging on the ground, and perching in treesBelted Kingfisher - 1- flying along the riverNorthern Flicker - 7 - most concentrated near the riverWestern Kingbird - 12 - fights, chasesEastern Kingbird - 4Western Wood Pewee - 3 - all heard near the riverWarbling Vireo - 12 - concentrated in specific areas along the riverBlue Jay - 4Cliff Swallow - hundreds, some gathering mud, others nesting under bridgesBarn Swallow - 40 - throughout the area gathering insectsBlack Capped Chickadee - 3 - only a few heardHouse Wrens - 35 - high concentrations by the river underbrush and treesAmerican Robin - 60+ Feeding nestlings, foraging, songs, calls, fledglingsGray Catbird - 4 - songs along the river brush landEuropean Starling - 30 or more - many fledglingsYellow Warbler - 20+ Most seen and heard along the river in cottonwoods, willows, and locust trees. Bullock's Oriole was aggressively attacking one.Yellow Breasted Chat - only 2 heardSong Sparrow - 8 - singing along the riverLark Sparrow - 3 - foraging on the groundWestern Meadowlark - 1 singing on adjoining golf courseRed Winged Blackbird - 100+ along ponds, lakes, and the river; aggressively attacking other birdsCommon Grackle - 40+Brown Headed Cowbird - only 2 malesBullock's Oriole - 20+ mature males, females, and 1st spring males. Carrying nesting materials, some nests already fully built, chasing other birds, songsOrchard Oriole - 2 males singing. Two separate individuals, both singing on exposed cottonwood tree branches - easy to see. The first was by the footbridge near Mann Nyholt Lake, near the river (seems to have established a territory). The 2nd male was about 1 further north at the end of the Frisbee Golf Range singing in big cottonwood tree.House Finch - 6 - only a fewAmerican Goldfinch - 4House Sparrow - 2 (unusually scant)Note: one big cottonwood tree had the following birds in it: an Orchard Oriole, 2 Bullock's Orioles, 2 Robins, 1 Eastern Kingbird, 2 Westing Kingbirds, 1 Yellow Warbler, 2 Grackles, 1 Flicker, 1 Red Winged Blackbirds and 1 House Wren - I want that tree form my backyard!I don't know how prevalent Orchard Orioles are in this area, but I don't remember seeing any there last year at this time.Happy Birding,John T (Tumasonis)"I'm not a real birder. I only pretend to be one on CoBirds."--
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