 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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November 30, 2013. 50°F. Sunny and calm. 2-4 mph.
10 participants.
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Lots of waterfowl this morning, including the bird of the day. I even discovered an addition to our species list after the walk when I was examining a crowd shot. From the slide show you will see that birds are not the only things we watch in the sky.
View our Saturday, November 30, 2013 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Little Gaynor Lake:
Nov 30, 2013 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Protocol: Stationary 9 speciesCanada Goose 100 Mallard 30 Northern Shoveler 10 American Coot 50 Ring-billed Gull 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Blue Jay 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Jim Hamm Pond:
Nov 30, 2013 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) 10 speciesCanada Goose 40 Mallard 20 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 50American Kestrel 1 American Crow 2 European Starling 4 American Tree Sparrow 4Union Reservoir:
Nov 30, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s) 33 speciesCackling Goose 30 Canada Goose 300 Gadwall 3 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 20 Northern Shoveler 10 Green-winged Teal 10 Redhead 20 Long-tailed Duck 1, see Bird of the DayBufflehead 40 Common Goldeneye 60Common Merganser 30Ruddy Duck 4 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 10Western Grebe 20Great Blue Heron 2 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Coot 100 Bonaparte's Gull 10Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 6 Eurasian Collared-Dove 10 Belted Kingfisher 1Northern Flicker 1 American Kestrel 1 Black-billed Magpie 2 European Starling 6 Song Sparrow 2 Western Meadowlark 1 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 1 Clover Basin Reservoir:
Nov 30, 2013 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Protocol: Stationary 19 speciesGreater White-fronted Goose 1, discovered in photo after walkCackling Goose 30 Canada Goose 300 Gadwall 4 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 30 Northern Shoveler 10 Redhead 20 Ring-necked Duck 10 Bufflehead 30 Common Goldeneye 20 Common Merganser 10 Ruddy Duck 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot 40 Ring-billed Gull 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Sparrow 6 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 43
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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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Long-Tailed Duck
Hot Air Balloon
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog