 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 18, 2012 Sunny, pleasant. 70°F. 3-10 mph. 17 participants.
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 We went on a little adventure this morning to East Longmont. August bird watching for me means shore birds and the best place for that is usually Union Reservoir. There were loads of herons and egrets at both Jim Hamm and Union. Also, good numbers of raptors.
Jim Hamm Pond: Aug 18, 2012 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
15 species
Mallard 20 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Great Blue Heron 8Great Egret 3Snowy Egret 2Ring-billed Gull 2 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Barn Swallow 6 Marsh Wren 2 American Robin 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 10 House Finch 2 Union Reservoir:
Aug 18, 2012 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s) Comments: Wild Bird Center Bird Walk 37 species Canada Goose 30 Mallard 10 Green-winged Teal 6 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Western Grebe 300American White Pelican 8Great Blue Heron 20Great Egret 40Snowy Egret 15Turkey Vulture 6 Osprey 3Bald Eagle 2Red-tailed Hawk 4Killdeer 8 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 Least Sandpiper 10 Baird's Sandpiper 30 Stilt Sandpiper 1Ring-billed Gull 4 Rock Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 4 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 American Kestrel 5Barn Swallow 30 Marsh Wren 1 European Starling 10 Vesper Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Western Meadowlark 4 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 10 American Goldfinch 2
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Total species seen - 40
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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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