Wild Bird Center Saturday Bird Walks
birders
Every Saturday Morning

  - From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am -

    Meet at Wild Bird Center of Boulder

      1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301 

       (303) 442-1322   

 

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   

 

June 22, 2013  Sunny and warm. 70°F. 2-10 mph. 23 participants.

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binoculars and child

Singing birds everywhere. Even the chats were conspicuous! Thanks to Wild Bird Center's Bill Eeds for leading the walk this morning. Lots of colorful birds this morning.

View our Saturday, June 22, 2013 Bird Walk


Bear Creek Trail:    
Jun Jun 22, 2013 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
34 species

Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rock Pigeon  3
Mourning Dove  4
White-throated Swift  1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird  6
Northern Flicker  1
Western Wood-Pewee  2
Say's Phoebe  2
Plumbeous Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Steller's Jay  1
Blue Jay  1
Western Scrub-Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  6
American Crow  6
Common Raven  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  5
American Robin  10
Yellow Warbler  4
Yellow-breasted Chat  6, see Bird of the Day
Spotted Towhee  6
Black-headed Grosbeak  4
Lazuli Bunting  1
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Bullock's Oriole  5
House Finch  10
Lesser Goldfinch  3
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  1
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Total species seen:  34
 
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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JUNE 22, 2013
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Bird of the Day
June 22, 2013 Saturday Bird Walk
Yellow-Breasted Chat
 İCarolyn Beach
 
Yellow-Breasted Chat  
Chats are usually not considered a very "scopable" birds. They tend to be either too hidden or too active to stay in the view of a scope long enough to get a good look. However, today everyone got to see the chats through the scope.


Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds  
Yellow-Breasted Chat

Birdfellow 
Yellow-Breasted Chat

Youtube Video by Woodfibrebirder
Yellow-Breasted Chat 

Tiger Swallowtail
 İMary Lou Kinkelaar  
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House Finch    
 İNeal Zaun      
 

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