 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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February 15, 2014. Mild and windy turning to cold and windy.
55-35°F. 5-30mph. 7 participants.
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While we were at Teller Farm, a cold front moved through as did the wind through our coats. It made for some exciting birding and dramatic clouds. It's still amazing how many rough-legged hawks we have around. Don't miss the opportunity to see these arctic visitors.
View our Saturday, February 15, 2014 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Teller Farm & Lakes:
Feb 15, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) 12 speciesCanada Goose 150 Bald Eagle 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Ring-billed Gull 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 American Crow 4 Common Raven 2 European Starling 30 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Brewer's Blackbird 3 House Sparrow 1 Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat--Cottonwood Marsh/Wally Tove's Pond:
Feb 15, 2014 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) 15 speciesCanada Goose 2 Tundra Swan 1 Gadwall 1 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 10 Ring-necked Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 4 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser 2 Ring-billed Gull 20 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10 American Kestrel 1 Black-billed Magpie 2 American Robin 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Dodd Reservoir:
Feb 15, 2014 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 9 speciesCanada Goose 100 Mallard 4 Northern Shoveler 10 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 American Kestrel 1 Boulder Reservoir:
Feb 15, 2014 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s) 3 speciesCanada Goose 20 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Black-billed Magpie 2 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 26
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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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Tundra Swan
American Robin