 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 15, 2012
Cloudy, breezy, and cool. 25°F. 2-6 mph. 7 participants.
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 The National Audubon Society will hold its annual Christmas Bird Count in Boulder tomorrow. Former Wild Bird Center Staffer and friend Scott Severs covers the Teller Farms area during the counts so we previewed his area for the bird walk this morning. It was a little slow especially to start out because of the cold and darkness, but it did pick up at the end. The big pond near Valmont is dry and there were lots of gulls feasting on the dead fish. Also, two wounded geese flew into the dry pond after hearing a barrage of gunfire, but I don't think they are leaving. Should be good eagle chow. Teller Farm & Lakes:
Dec 15, 2012 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 28 speciesCanada Goose 60-2=58 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 4Rock Pigeon 50 Eurasian Collared-Dove 10 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 4 Merlin 1Blue Jay 4Black-billed Magpie 2 American Crow 16 Common Raven 6Black-capped Chickadee 10White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 3 European Starling 80 American Tree Sparrow 4Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 1, east of Teller PondWhite-crowned Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 12 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Brewer's Blackbird 1 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 4 ________________________________________________ Total Species Seen: 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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Bird of the Day
Song Sparrow