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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   

 

July 14, 2012    Sunny and hot. 85°F. 2-4 mph. 32 participants.

binoculars and child If you like toasty bird walks, then this one was for you. Fortunately, the birds were still active despite the heat. Many birds like the tanagers, buntings, and towhees still feeding young. A lot of great viewing and photographing opportunities this morning.

Bear Canyon Trail  
 

Jul 14, 2012 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
32 species

Turkey Vulture  6

Olive-sided Flycatcher
© Steve Frye
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Red-tailed Hawk  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Prairie Falcon  3
Rock Pigeon  8
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Mourning Dove  1
White-throated Swift  2

Broad-tailed Hummingbird  10
Downy Woodpecker  1
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1, eating a big moth 
Steller's Jay  1
Western Scrub-Jay  3
Black-billed Magpie  1
Common Raven  2
Violet-green Swallow  1

Scrub Jay
© Alison Sheets
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Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  4
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird   1
Yellow Warbler  1
Spotted Towhee  14
Western Tanager  6
Black-headed Grosbeak  2
Lazuli Bunting  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Bullock's Oriole  1
House Finch  2
Pine Siskin  2
Lesser Goldfinch  4
American Goldfinch  1    

        

Other interesting sightings this week (and photos, below):

 

Rose-breasted grosbeak, 1, male at Steve's house in NW Longmont. 7/11/12.
Bushtits, 6, at Steve's house in NW Longmont. 7/11/12.

  

Mule Deer Photo (from our Bird Walk)

Mule Deer    © Steve Frye
 

     

    Western Tanager                  Yellow-breasted Chat      Gray Catbird

   © Alison Sheets                  © Alison Sheets             © Alison Sheets

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Total species seen - 32

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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Lazuli Bunting
© Alison Sheets

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Lazuli Bunting
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Photos taken on

7/14/12 Bird Walk

 

If you like toasty bird walks, then this one was for you. Fortunately, the birds were still active despite the heat. Many birds like the tanagers, buntings, and towhees still feeding young. A lot of great viewing and photographing opportunities this morning.   

Our bird of the day photo was taken by Alison Sheets on this morning's walk.   

 

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Lazuli Bunting