 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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April 27, 2013 Sunny and warm. 60°F. 2-10 mph. 24 participants.
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After the last few weeks, I'm not used to the kind of sun and heat we had on today's walk. I'll have to start wearing my hat again. We had a great morning with many first of the year (FOY) birds for people. We saw a loon and 4 grebe species, so I guess it was a good day for piscivores. Thanks again to photographers Neal Zaun and Carolyn Beach for today's images. View our Saturday, April, 27, 2013 Bird Walk
South Mesa Trail:Apr Apr 27, 2013 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 18 speciesMallard 1 Mourning Dove 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3, two copulatingSay's Phoebe 1 Western Scrub-Jay 3Black-billed Magpie 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Mountain Chickadee 2American Robin 4 European Starling 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 1Spotted Towhee 2 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2, FOYHouse Finch 2 American Goldfinch 4Baseline Reservoir:
Apr 27, 2013 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Stationary 20 speciesCanada Goose 6 Gadwall 4 Mallard 4 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 8 Common Loon 1, FOYEared Grebe 2Western Grebe 1Turkey Vulture 4Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Coot 10 Killdeer 1 American Kestrel 2 Black-billed Magpie 1 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 American Pipit 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 2 Sombrero Marsh:
Apr 27, 2013 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) 31 species (+1 other taxa)Canada Goose 4 Gadwall 20 Mallard 10 Blue-winged Teal 4, two copulatingCinnamon Teal 3Northern Shoveler 10 Redhead 1 Ring-necked Duck 10 Lesser Scaup 4Bufflehead 20Pied-billed Grebe 2 Horned Grebe 2Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 60Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Blue Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 2 American Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Barn Swallow 4, FOYBlack-capped Chickadee 2 American Robin 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 10Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Yellow-headed Blackbird 10Common Grackle 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Sparrow 2 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 48
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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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Yellow-Rumped Warbler
