Morning Birding Species List | September 29, 2015

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 7:30AM – 10:30AM
Weather: sunny
Location: Hallam Lake and North Star Nature Preserve

Species Identified
Canada Goose Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Harrier Eurasian Collared-dove Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Steller’s Jay Black-billed Magpie		American Crow Black-capped Chickadee (pictured above) Mountain Chickadee American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco House Finch

Comments:

 

Highlights from today’s outing include gorgeous fall weather and leaves, with great looks at a belted kingfisher, a female blue-winged teal, a Norther Harrier, and adult and juvenile white-crowned sparrows side by side. Birds are quiet these days, and birding by ear is all about listening for flight calls of flocking birds as well as calls during foraging. We located a song sparrow by its partial song as well. We expect birding to continue to reflect the changing season, with food-caching and more flocking into October and November. Morning birding will continue on the first Tuesday of the month from October through April. Consult ACES’ website for times as they vary with the shortening daylight hours. Keep tuned for the announcement of the Aspen Christmas Bird Count date very soon!

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Bird Guide