 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 |
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August 4, 2012
Cloudy turning sunny. 75°F. 0-4 mph. 18 participants.
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 A great morning to walk up Skunk Canyon. According to my fitbit, we climbed the equivalent of 26 flights of stairs and went about 2 miles. It started out really quiet, then we saw a Cooper's Hawk with prey which explained our silent start. After the Coop flew off it was better birding. Skunk CanyonAug 4, 2012 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 26 species Turkey Vulture 2 Cooper's Hawk 2Red-tailed Hawk 5, making all kinds of noiseBroad-tailed Hummingbird 8Western Wood-Pewee 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Steller's Jay 1 Blue Jay 1 Western Scrub-Jay 1 Violet-green Swallow 12 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 4, heard many saw 0Green-tailed Towhee 1 Spotted Towhee 6, heard many saw only a fewChipping Sparrow 4 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 House Finch 8 Pine Siskin 2 Lesser Goldfinch 6
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Total species seen - 26 |
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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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