 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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October 13, 2012
Cloudy with a short sprinkle. 50°F. 2-12 mph. 4 participants.
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 South Mesa was slow this morning. Perhaps we were there before the birds woke up. I had hoped to catch a few warblers there. Anyway, it didn't make much sense to stay there so we hit the road. We recovered somewhat at Centennial Trail.
South Mesa Trail:
Oct 13, 2012 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
5 speciesMourning Dove 5 Northern Flicker 1 American Robin 6 European Starling 4 House Finch 1 Baseline Reservoir: Oct 13, 2012 8:05 AM - 8:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
17 species
Northern Shoveler 6
Common Merganser 3
Horned Grebe 2
Western Grebe 100
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 5
Killdeer 10
Ring-billed Gull 40
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 30
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 6
American Goldfinch 2
Centennial Trail: Oct 13, 2012 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
26 species
Northern Harrier 1 female, good look in the scope
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 6
American Kestrel 3
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Mountain Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Townsend's Solitaire 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 6
House Finch 4
Lesser Goldfinch 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total species seen - 35
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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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