Birds of Fountain Creek and Bear Creek Nature Centers

 

     We often go birding in two of El Paso county's nature centers when we get a free weekend.  Both nature centers are friendly with helpful staff and volunteers and full of interesting displays.  We have been going to both since we moved here in 2002 and will keep on visiting and helping both nature centers as long as we can.  Each has it's own special areas and bird species and the best way to see them is on one of the nature center bird counts held throughout the year or on an Aiken Audubon bird hike.  Below are some of the lovely birds we regularly see there.

Western Tanager

American Wigeon

Common Yellowthroat

Western Meadowlark

Great Blue Heron

American White Pelican (male with breeding plate)

Lesser Goldfinch

Red-winged Blackbird

Killdear

Porcupine

Yellow Warbler

Swainson's Hawk

Wood Duck

Song Sparrow

Great Horned Owl

Hooded Merganser

Cooper's Hawk

Cedar Waxwing

Greater White-fronted Goose



Virginia Rail by Risë Foster-Bruder