 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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June 1, 2013 Overcast and mild. 55°F. 2-5 mph. 24 participants.
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Welcome to my second favorite birding month of the year. In June, the birds are singing and raising young, even the shy birds like chats and towhees are visible. It was like that this morning. Watch the slideshow for images of Sage Trail, flowers, and the birds we saw this morning.
View our Saturday, June 1, 2013 Bird Walk Sage Trail:
May Jun 1, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 33 speciesGreat Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 4 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1, becoming more common in Boulder
CountyPrairie Falcon 1 Western Wood-Pewee 6Western Kingbird 4Eastern Kingbird 3 Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 American Crow 1 Barn Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 6 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 1 European Starling 2 Yellow Warbler 8 Yellow-breasted Chat 4Spotted Towhee 4 Vesper Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 4, see slideshowWhite-crowned Sparrow 2 Blue Grosbeak 3, see Bird of the DayRed-winged Blackbird 1 Western Meadowlark 6Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Orchard Oriole 2Bullock's Oriole 6, see slideshow for nest building femaleHouse Finch 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 American Goldfinch 4 Wild Bird Center:
Jun 1, 2013 7:15 AM - 7:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 5 speciesRock Pigeon 6 Common Raven 5Violet-green Swallow 2 House Finch 4 House Sparrow 4 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 37
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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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Blue Grosbeak
Lark Sparrow