Though it was a magnificently beautiful morning at Bear Creek Lake Park, we struggled to find birds – only two duck species and three sparrow species, and we missed such generally common birds as Downy Woodpecker and White-breasted Nuthatch.
Author: Chuck Aid
For about thirty years the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies has been banding birds at Barr Lake in the fall at Chatfield State Park in the spring, both known as potentially great migratory bird stopovers.
We rushed through some identifications on which I think we should spend a bit more time, starting with the nonbreeding plumage of the three teal species.
Prewitt Reservoir with its extensive woodlands, marshes, ponds, prairies, and large reservoir is rightfully regarded as one of the premier places in northeast Colorado for catching fall migration.
Having hiked a ways up Lost Creek and having seen few birds, we turned around. However, once we were back within about a quarter of a mile of our cars, big things started to happen!
It’s always a treat to go out and have a day in which four woodpecker species are found! Also, a definite highlight was the number of Olive-sided Flycatchers that kept singing, “Quick-Three-Beers.”