Wild Bird Center Saturday Bird Walks
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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!

 

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  --Thanks, Steve   

 

September 1, 2012   Cool, clear, and calm. 70°F. 14 participants.

binoculars and child
A beautiful morning walk led by Bill Eeds. The group did not get very far walking because of all the great looks they had including many birds bathing. Thanks Bill for taking everyone out on a great walk.

South Mesa Trail:
Sep 1, 2012
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
27 species 

6 Turkey Vulture
8 Rock Pigeon
10 Broad-tailed Hummingbird
1 Belted Kingfisher, Saturation views, close 2nd for bird of the day
1 Downy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.)
4 Northern Flicker
10 Western Wood-Pewee, Fledgling in scope
1 Warbling Vireo
7 Steller's Jay
6 Blue Jay
2 Western Scrub-Jay
1 Black-billed Magpie
4 Common Raven
3 Black-capped Chickadee
8 House Wren
6 American Robin
4 Gray Catbird, Bathing!
1 Cedar Waxwing
2 Orange-crowned Warbler
3 Yellow-breasted Chat
4 Spotted Towhee (Rocky Mts.)
4 Chipping Sparrow
4 Vesper Sparrow
6 Song Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
1 House Finch
3 Lesser Goldfinch

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Total species seen - 27
   
 
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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Gray Catbird 

The group had great views of a gray catbird bathing which vaulted it into Bird-of-the-Day status. The Catbird image used today was taken by Alison Sheets on the Saturday Walk from a few weeks ago. The following image of a House Wren was from today's walk and taken by Tony DeLaney.

 

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