 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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November 10, 2012 Cloudy with a north wind and occasional rain/snow mix. 35°F. 2-10 mph. 6 participants.
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We went to Teller Farm Open Space this morning to see if we could discover some redpolls. We normally do not have redpolls this far south, but several flocks have been spotted around Colorado in the last few weeks. Common redpolls are related to goldfinches so I figured a good place to look for them would be a good winter goldfinch area like Teller. We didn't find any redpolls, but it was a longshot to begin with.
Teller Farm & Lakes:
No 10, 2012 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1, chasing a gull
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 14
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 30
White-throated Sparrow 1
Harris's Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 12
Boulder Creek at 75th St: Nov 10, 2012 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
16 species
Mallard 16
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Dipper 5
European Starling 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
Other interesting sightings this week:
White-throated Sparrow, 1, at Steve's house in NW Longmont. 11/09/12.
Brown Creeper, 1, at Steve's house this week.
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Total Species: 28
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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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