 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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October 5, 2013 Cloudy and cold turning sunny and mild.
30-50°F. 3-10 mph. 9 participants.
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I started the morning walk with cold purple hands and ended up swatting mosquitos by the end. You can see from the slide show that we had varying lighting conditions. We ended up with a gorgeous fall morning. The waterfowl are starting to build in as the songbird migration wanes.
View our Saturday, October 5, 2013 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
Oct 5, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Stationary 37 speciesCanada Goose 60, making lots of noiseGadwall 8 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 12 Blue-winged Teal 10 Northern Shoveler 40Northern Pintail 1Pied-billed Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 3 American White Pelican 1Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 2Red-tailed Hawk 2American Coot 4 Killdeer 16Greater Yellowlegs 1 Wilson's Snipe 4Franklin's Gull 2Ring-billed Gull 80 Rock Pigeon 8 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 3 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 2 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 American Robin 2 European Starling 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler 12Song Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 4Red-winged Blackbird 20 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 2 ________________________________________________ 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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Steve with Young Birder
Cottonwood Marsh