 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 25, 2012 Sunny & cool. 65°F. 2-4 mph. 9 participants.
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 I was not on my game today. I called
a bird a northern mockingbird and proceeded to try and get a photo of it. It didn't stick around long, but only after returning to the store and looking carefully at the picture did I realize that it really was a sage thrasher. If you learn nothing else as a birder, you do learn about humility - repeatedly.
South Mesa Trail: Aug 25, 2012 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
19 species
Swainson's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4, lots of fighting Northern Flicker 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1Western Wood-Pewee 5, adults & nest with 3 young, Bird-of-the-DayBlack-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 4, adults feeding two fledglingsAmerican Robin 6 Yellow Warbler 1Spotted Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 House Finch 4 Pine Siskin 1 Lesser Goldfinch 2, drinkingAmerican Goldfinch 2 Baseline Reservoir:
Aug 25, 2012 8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Protocol: Stationary 16 species Mallard 30 Bufflehead 1, female - out of seasonPied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 American White Pelican 7Great Blue Heron 5Ring-billed Gull 20 Rock Pigeon 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 1, great close up on the mullein stalkNorthern Flicker 1 Barn Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 European Starling 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 4, working the sunflowersCentennial Trail:
Aug 25, 2012 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 26 species (+1 other taxa) Mallard 2 Turkey Vulture 5 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 2 hummingbird sp. 1, I think it might have been a black-chinnedBelted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 7 Western Wood-Pewee 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 20 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 2House Wren 1 American Robin 2 Sage Thrasher 1European Starling 2 Wilson's Warbler 2Song Sparrow 1 Western Tanager 1, femaleRed-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 10 House Finch 8 Pine Siskin 2 Lesser Goldfinch 6 American Goldfinch 8
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Total species seen - 41
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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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Western Wood-Pewee