 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 11, 2012 Cool and partly cloudy. 70°F. 11 Participants. |
 I was in Sterling, CO at a family reunion so Bill Eeds from the Wild Bird Center led the walk. Thanks Bill for leading a great walk. Betasso Preserve:
Traveling 0.5 miles 135 Minutes 1 Prairie Falcon 2 Mourning Dove 8 Broad-tailed Hummingbird1 Downy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.) 3 Northern Flicker 8 Western Wood-Pewee3 Steller's Jay 1 Clark's Nutcracker 5 American Crow 10 Violet-green Swallow3 Mountain Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 15 Pygmy Nuthatch2 Mountain Bluebird 2 American Robin 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, With mixed flock of Pygmies & Chickadees 1 Lark Sparrow 4 House Finch 8 Red Crossbill1 Pine Siskin 2 Lesser Goldfinch 8 Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.), Family w/ youngSpecies - 23 Wild Bird Center:
1 Cooper's Hawk 12 Rock Pigeon 2 Common Raven Species - 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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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