Date: 5/20/26 5:45 pm From: 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Black-bellied Plover and Red-necked Phalarope at Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe Co.
Hello all,
An excellent day of birding at Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County today with Cynthia Madsen and Dave Hill. We saw 17 species of shorebirds, which in my experience is a very good count for the park. Highlights were Black-bellied Plover and Red-necked Phalarope. There were two Black-bellied Plovers at Pelican Point, one in full breeding plumage. We made a count of 124 Red-necked Phalaropes. This count could be low as flocks of 10-50 birds were constantly moving around. They were seen mostly from the Prairie Loop west to the southeast corner of the Lake Loop. There were also astounding numbers of swallows, probably 1000 or more. They were everywhere, over the lake, along the shore, in the woods, and over the grasslands. They were mostly Barn, Cliff and Violet-green, with some Tree and a few Northern Rough-winged. Migrant passerine species (warblers, sparrows, etc.) were very few. Dave posted the full list to eBird.
Bob Andrews
Yekepa, Nimba Co., Liberia, West Africa
Currently in Centennial, Arapahoe Co.
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