Morning Birding Species List | May 7, 2019

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 7AM – 10AM
Weather: Mostly clear
Location: Hallam Lake and Marolt Open Space
 

Species Identified

Canada Goose Mallard Black-chinned Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Spotted Sandpiper Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Flicker Flycatcher sp. Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee House Wren American Dipper Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin House Finch Pine Siskin Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s and Myrtle)

Comments:

Today’s mini-lesson focused on the ‘wave of green’ that is the south-to-north progress of spring across the continent (and going higher in elevation in mountainous regions like our valley). New migratory species are being seen on a daily basis as ‘first of season’ for local birders, including the Solitary Sandpiper that served as an exciting example with photos from a Lake Christine observation on Saturday. We also reflected on the results of the Global Big Day last Saturday, which shows a snapshot of the world’s eBird observations. At Hallam Lake bird activity was excellent, with highlights being the swallows flying at eye-level, a spotted sandpiper, yellow warblers, and a pair of ospreys. At the Marolt Open Space, we concentrated our time in the Community Garden where we saw a black-chinned hummingbird, yellow-rumped warblers (both Audubon’s and Myrtle), a mystery flycatcher (it was not vocalizing), and more swallows. Join us for next week’s field trip to bird West Sopris Creek with Jody Cardamone, ACES’ first director, as part of ACES’ 50th Anniversary Celebration!

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Bird Guide 

 

Photo by Dale Armstrong