 Every Saturday Morning
- From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am - Every Saturday year-round. No reservations required. Every last Saturday of the month we travel further afield than normal and return a little later. Bird Walk locations are determined on the morning of the walk.All ages and birding abilities are welcome! To Sign Up for our Saturday Bird Walks List (to receive results from our Bird Walks) or be removed from the Bird Walks list, simply click on the Join our Bird Walk email list!" button on the right nav under "QuickLinks". (Note: The Saturday Bird Walks list is a separate list from our "Monthly eNewsletters" and you will need to update your preferences if you would like to receive both.) --Thanks, Steve |
| June 9, 2012 Hot and sunny. 80°F. 0-2 mph.16 participants. |
 Wild Bird Center of Boulder
Saturday Morning Birders
It was hot from the start this morning. Lots of butterflies out on the walk this morning, they like hot weather. Usually, we are a little early in the day for good butterfly activity. Doudy Draw:
Jun 9, 2012 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 31 species Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 20 Golden Eagle 1American Kestrel 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 Western Kingbird 2, on nestBlue Jay 1 Western Scrub-Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 1 Common Raven 2 Violet-green Swallow 20 Black-capped Chickadee 3 House Wren 4 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 2 Yellow Warbler 4 Yellow-breasted Chat 8, doing "butterfly" nuptial flightsSpotted Towhee 6 Vesper Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 2Blue Grosbeak 3Lazuli Bunting 6Indigo Bunting 1Western Meadowlark 2 Brewer's Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Bullock's Oriole 6House Finch 2 Lesser Goldfinch 2 American Goldfinch 1
Total species seen - 31
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Note: Species in bold are birds that were special on the walk for reasons like a great view, out-of-season, great numbers, or rarity.
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Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO  
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