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  - 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!

 

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  --Thanks, Steve   

 

 June 23, 2012  Sunny and hot. 80°F. 2-10 mph. 22 participants.
binoculars and child Today was bird-on-the-nest day. We found 4 birds on their nests. We also saw a lot of parents feeding recently fledged young. This is why June is one of my favorite birding months.

Eben Fine Park & Boulder Creek
   
Jun 23, 2012 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
28 species

Turkey Vulture  6
Mourning Dove  1
Warbling Vireo
© Alison Sheets
Broad-tailed Hummingbird  6, female on nest
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Cordilleran Flycatcher  4
Warbling Vireo  4, one on nest singing
Steller's Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  6
American Crow  1
Violet-green Swallow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  4
House Wren  3     Nest in light post
American Robin  10, one on nest and others with young
Yellow Warbler
© Alison Sheets

Gray Catbird  3
Yellow Warbler  6
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Spotted Towhee  3
Chipping Sparrow  6, two families feeding young
Western Tanager  1
Black-headed Grosbeak  2
Common Grackle  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Bullock's Oriole  2
House Finch  6
Lesser Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  2
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Total species seen - 28
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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June 23, 2012
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Bird of the Day

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 


Photos taken on 6/23/12

Bird Walk   © Alison Sheets 

 

One of the thrills this morning was watching a female broad-tailed hummingbird catching insects over Boulder Creek. When she was done, she flew a short distance to her nest overhanging the Creek in a cottonwood. We watched her for several minutes and many of this morning's walkers took pictures including the great images here taken by Alison Sheets.

 

Cornell Lab of Ornothology, 

All About Birds:

 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 

   

    

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