 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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May 4, 2013 Sunny and mild. 55°F. 2-4 mph. 27 participants.
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May is the best bird watching month of the year in my humble opinion. This morning's walk was a great way to start this great month. At one point, we were watching two great horned owls. Look carefully on the slide show to spot both owls. One was clearly an adult and the other seemed a little dopey so we assumed it was either a teenager or a husband. An immature Cooper's Hawk came flying by looking for a place to perch. It landed in the tree very close to the adult/female owl. The owl jumped at the hawk scaring it off, but for some reason it hung around the two owls while it called for a while. Get out there this week, there are great things to see! View our Saturday, May 4, 2013 Bird Walk
Boulder Reservoir:
May 4, 2013 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) 38 speciesCanada Goose 4 Gadwall 20 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 4 Green-winged Teal 8 Western Grebe 2 American White Pelican 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 5, still bringing nesting material (see slideshow)Red-tailed Hawk 1 Semipalmated Plover 15Killdeer 2 Willet (Western) 8, FOYWilson's Snipe 4, winnowingCalifornia Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 4 Great Horned Owl 1Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 American Kestrel 2 Western Kingbird 1, FOYBlack-billed Magpie 6 Tree Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 4 American Robin 2 European Starling 10 American Pipit 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Vesper Sparrow 3 Lark Sparrow 1, FOY White-crowned Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Western Meadowlark 20 Common Grackle 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 American Goldfinch 2 Boulder Creek at 75th St.:
May 4, 2013 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) 34 speciesCanada Goose 2 Mallard 4 Cooper's Hawk 1, see introSwainson's Hawk 3Rock Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 4 Great Horned Owl 2, see introDowny Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 American Kestrel 2 Eastern Phoebe 4, see bird of the day section. Two pairs both involved in nest building. One pair at the 75th St bridge and the other about a quarter mile away around the footpath bridge.Say's Phoebe 2Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue Jay 4 Black-billed Magpie 1 American Crow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2Barn Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 2, FOY American Robin 4 European Starling 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 1, FOY Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 10 Song Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Western Meadowlark 2 Common Grackle 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Bullock's Oriole 1, FOY House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 3 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 54
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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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Eastern Phoebe
