Sightings

As the days grow longer and warmer I will be arriving at the park earlier and earlier on the days that I do go. Today we made it there by 8 with 47 degree temperature. Another pretty routine walk ensued.

There are two highlights worthy of note. First I got my first 2020 sighting of a Nuthatch and probably the best photo of such a bird I have ever made. Also today marks the return of a pair of Barn Swallows to their (ancestral?) home under the eves of an informational display at the Anticline Fishing Pond at the park. It just wouldn’t be Spring without them.

Sightings:
Birds: Osprey, Starlings, Cormorant, Mallard Ducks, Turkey Vulture, Violet Green Swallows (probably), Canada Geese, White-breasted Nuthatch, Barn Swallows, Robins, Red Tailed Hawk, Western Kingbird
Critters: Squirrel

  • White-breasted Nuthatch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
    White-breasted Nuthatch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. The first one I have seen in 2020.
  • Barn Swallows at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
    Barn Swallows at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. Barn Swallows have nested very near here for at least the last five years. I do not know if these two are the original pioneers of this site or if they are their children or if they are complete newcomers.

    • Gear: Lumix GX-85, 45-150mm

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