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   

 

October 12, 2013   Cloudy and cool. 45°F. 2-8 mph.
                                          13 participants.

binoculars and child


We enjoyed the fall leaves about as much as the birds this morning. Watch the slide show to get a look at the great foliage (and birds).




View our Saturday, October 12, 2013 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Teller Farm & Lakes:  

Oct 12, 2013 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
32 species

Canada Goose  20
Gadwall  6
American Wigeon  60
Mallard  20
Ring-necked Duck  180
Pied-billed Grebe  4
Double-crested Cormorant  2
American Coot  80
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  20
Rock Pigeon  50
Eurasian Collared-Dove  20
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  1
Prairie Falcon  1
Blue Jay  8
Black-billed Magpie  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  10
European Starling  30
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
White-crowned Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Red-winged Blackbird  40
Brewer's Blackbird  6
Common Grackle  6
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  2

Twin Lakes:
Oct 12, 2013 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
17 species

Mallard  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2, see Bird of the Day
Ring-billed Gull  2
Great Horned Owl  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Bushtit  1
American Robin  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Common Grackle  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2
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Total species seen:  36
 
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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OCT 12, 2013
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Bird of the Day
October 12, 2013 Saturday Bird Walk

Red-Tailed Hawk
©Steve Frye
Red-Tailed Hawk
  For an unprecedented second week in a row, the red-tailed hawk has taken the Bird of the Day honors. While we were watching one the famous Twin Lakes Owls, a red tail came cruising along the path below tree level and right over our heads. A short time later, another red-tail came through the woods screaming! These birds eventually met up and flew together (see slide show).


Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
  Red-Tailed Hawk 

BirdFellow

Red-Tailed Hawk

Youtube Video
by naturalist97333
Red-Tailed Hawk

 
Fall Leaves
©Steve Frye
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Great Horned Owl
©Neal Zaun 
Click to Enlarge 


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