[redcliffs] Lytle Ranch

[Larry tripp]

Today at Lytle Ranch there were signs that spring is just around the corner. 
The Willows and Cottonwoods are getting their leaves and a lot of the 
Resident birds were singing away. And there also were a couple goods birds 
there .

The best bird was a Yellow-belied Sapsucker in the cottonwoods near the 
entrance gate. The bird appeared to be a female but was still mostly in 
Juvenile plumage. The wintering Harris's Sparrow was still in the same area 
between the bathrooms and the water drip. A out of place Black-capped 
Chickadee was along the stream below the turnoff into the Ranch. It's the 
first Black-capped I've seen out there.

There was also a couple of the early migrants there today. A Sage Thrasher 
and 2 N. Rough-winged Swallows.


Larry Tripp

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