 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 |
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August 17, 2013 Partly cloudy and warm. 75°F. 2-4 mph.
17 participants.
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Lots of great natural history to see on the walk this morning. We had many photographers with us so you'll get to see a good representation of the walk in the slide show. Hope you enjoy these late summer images.
View our Saturday, August 17, 2013 Bird Walk
Wild Bird Center:
Aug 17, 2013 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 4 speciesRock Pigeon 6 Common Raven 1 House Finch 6 House Sparrow 8 Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
Aug 17, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 31 speciesCanada Goose 20 Mallard 30 Northern Shoveler 1 Wild Turkey 5, Munson Farms - 75th and ValmontDouble-crested Cormorant 4 American White Pelican 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Swainson's Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 12American Avocet 4Spotted Sandpiper 8 Ring-billed Gull 50 Rock Pigeon 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 6 Mourning Dove 4 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Say's Phoebe 1 Western Kingbird 1Black-billed Magpie 2 Barn Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Yellow Warbler 6Lark Sparrow 1Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 4 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 8Boulder Creek at 75th St.:
Aug 17, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) 18 speciesOsprey 1Swainson's Hawk 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 6 Mourning Dove 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1Downy Woodpecker 1Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2Western Kingbird 1 Black-capped Chickadee 8House Wren 2 American Robin 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 8House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 2 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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Redwhisker Clammyweed
Band-Winged Meadowhawk 