ACES Morning Birding at Rock Bottom Ranch 7/18/23

Birds were very vocal and active today, many remaining hidden in foliage or otherwise difficult to see well, but we did have some excellent sightings: several Black-headed Grosbeaks, a Cooper’s Hawk, Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Yellow Warblers, and a few flycatcher species. Families of Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Say’s Phoebes, Yellow Warblers, House Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, Magpies, and Crows interacted around us, providing opportunities to watch begging behavior and fledglings’ attempts to forage for themselves. We saw Cedar Waxwings gathering and flying with nesting material as they begin their mid-summer breeding cycle, timed to coincide with the ripening of berries and other fruits. Catbirds and House Wrens were the most abundant species today. Many birds today were heard only. Join us next Tuesday for Morning Birding at Hallam Lake!

Canada Goose

Mallard

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Killdeer

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Belted Kingfisher

Lewis’s Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Dusky Flycatcher

Western Flycatcher

Say’s Phoebe

Warbling Vireo

American Crow

Black-billed Magpie

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxwing

House Finch

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak