 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 |
December 29, 2012 Partly cloudy and cold. 20°F. 0-2 mph. 6 participants. |
 Today's cold bird walk was filled with drama on this last Saturday Bird Walk of the Year. We were watching two coots crossing a large expanse of ice. They didn't seem to be in great health and it was odd to see them so "land"-bound. Every 30 feet of running the birds would plop down on the ice and rest for a minute before continuing. Then we heard the cackle of a bald eagle. I warned everyone to be on the lookout for the eagle. Sure enough, about half a minute later a mature bald eagle came flying about ten feet off the ground right at the coots. It glided down and plucked the running coot off the ice with as much effort as you might pick up an apple off the table. The eagle carried its meal to a nearby tree and ate it while being hassled by magpies and a squirrel. White Rocks Trail:
Dec 29, 2012 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
30 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 500, mostly fly overs Gadwall 1 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 20 Common Goldeneye 2Hooded Merganser 2Common Merganser 1Bald Eagle 2, one took a coot off the iceRed-tailed Hawk 8American Coot 2, then 1 caught and eaten by a bald eagleRock Pigeon 30 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Prairie Falcon 1Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 10 European Starling 50 Spotted Towhee 1American Tree Sparrow 30Song Sparrow 6Harris's Sparrow 1Dark-eyed Junco 10 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 2 Red-winged Blackbird 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 1 ________________________________________________ Total Species Seen: 30
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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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