Morning Birding Species List | April 3, 2018

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 7:30AM – 10:30AM
Weather: Sunny
Location: Hallam Lake and Hunter Creek

Species Identified

Canada Goose Mallard Belted Kingfisher Steller’s Jay Great Blue Heron Great Horned Owl Black-billed Magpie American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper American Robin House Finch Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Song Sparrow House Sparrow

Comments: 

With spring behaviors on the rise, we studied early nesters (Canada Geese, Great Horned Owls), singing Song Sparrows, and a pair of Steller’s Jays building their nest. Bird activity is picking up in the Roaring Fork Valley and more migratory birds arrive every day to add to the dawn chorus and the scramble to claim nesting territories. Our field trip to Hunter Creek focused on a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls that have been incubating for about 3 weeks. The well-concealed nest was barely visible in the crown of a dense spruce tree, providing excellent cover for the owls. We were able to see feather tufts and plumage of the adult on the nest. Join us for two Morning Birding sessions next month on May 1st and May 22nd!

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Bird Guide 

Photo by Dale Armstrong