April 8, 2024 - Solar Eclipse Birding
I visited Barr Lake State Park, Mushroom Pond Open Space, and East Lake Shores Park, observing roughly 40 species throughout the day & seeing some rare and fun finds!
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Female Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Male Downy Woodpecker
Common Grackle
Killdeer blending in
Canada Goose with Long's Peak view
Song Sparrow
Mule Deer
Male Wood Duck
Spotted Towhee at the height of the solar eclipse
Common Grackles
Pie-Billed Grebe
Male Belted Kingfisher
American Wigeon
American Coot
Northern Shoveler fly-by (but look at the fish fins sticking up from the water in the background!)
Male Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Great-Horned Owl
Turkey Tom
Turkey Tom