 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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December 14, 2013. Bright sun, breezy and chilly. 25°F.
2-15 mph. 6 participants.
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As is our tradition on this weekend, we previewed Scott Severs' Christmas Bird Count Block on the day before the official count. We do this so Scott can look for anything rare that we might see and so that it is included in the count week data.
View our Saturday, December 14, 2013 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Dec 14, 2013 7:30 AM - 7:31 AM Protocol: Stationary 3 speciesRing-billed Gull 6American Crow 30, all three species were swirling over a rooftop almost like they were mobbing somethingCommon Raven 8Teller Farm & Lakes:
Dec 14, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 22 speciesCanada Goose 300 Northern Harrier 1Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rock Pigeon 60 Eurasian Collared-Dove 10 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 3 Black-billed Magpie 2 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 1 European Starling 80 American Tree Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 12Golden-crowned Sparrow 1, see Bird of the DayRed-winged Blackbird 10 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 10 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 24
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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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Golden-Crowned Sparrow
White-Crowned Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow