 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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December 8, 2012 Sunny and cool. 30°F. 2-8 mph. 9 participants.
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 We had quite an eventful bird walk today. We started out at Dodd Reservoir where we were yelled at by the farm lady who patrols the road for "parking violators". She even called the sheriff to come give us tickets. I would doubt they ever showed up because it is legal to pull off the road and park on that stretch of road. We couldn't stick around to see what happened, however, because I had to go to Longmont and pick up Charlie from the Orthodontist after his braces fell off last night. Still, we did get some chilly morning birding in. Dodd Reservoir:
Dec 8, 2012 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Protocol: Stationary 7 speciesSnow Goose 1Cackling Goose 20 Canada Goose 100 Northern Shoveler 100Bald Eagle 1American Coot 4 Red-winged Blackbird 30
Longmont--Golden Ponds: Dec 8, 2012 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 24 species
Cackling Goose 6 Canada Goose 40 Gadwall 3 Mallard 20 Redhead 4Ring-necked Duck 6Bufflehead 6Common Goldeneye 8American Coot 10 Ring-billed Gull 3 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 1 Common Raven 1, smallish, fast flapping. Maybe a Chihuahuan?Black-capped Chickadee 2 Brown Creeper 1 European Starling 40 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 60House Finch 2 House Sparrow 6 ________________________________________________ Total Species Seen: 27
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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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