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March 8, 2014
Sunny and mild. 35°F. 2-5 mph. 5 participants.
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Our day of slush yesterday gave way to a beautiful spring-like morning. We started frozen and ended up with the trees raining off their icy coats. Look for the bluebirds coming through in the next few weeks!
View our Saturday, March 8, 2014 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Boulder Reservoir complex:
Mar 8, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 13 speciesCanada Goose 30 Common Merganser 3, the only birds on the Res Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 Northern Flicker 3 American Kestrel 1 Northern Shrike 1Black-billed Magpie 1 American Robin 1 European Starling 4 Red-winged Blackbird 6, see Bird of the DayHouse Finch 2 Sombrero Marsh & Pond:
Mar 8, 2014 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) 18 speciesGadwall 30Mallard 4 Northern Shoveler 10Green-winged Teal 2 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 2 Bufflehead 3Common Goldeneye 4 Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1American Coot 8 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 American Robin 3 European Starling 4 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 12, see Bird of the Day House Finch 2 Baseline Reservoir--southwest corner:
Mar 8, 2014 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM Protocol: Stationary 11 speciesCanada Goose 20 Ring-necked Duck 8 Common Goldeneye 12Hooded Merganser 3Common Merganser 1 Bald Eagle 1Red-tailed Hawk 3Ring-billed Gull 50Herring Gull 8American Crow 4 Red-winged Blackbird 2, see Bird of the DayCentennial Trail:
Mar 8, 2014 9:50 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) 12 speciesNorthern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1Townsend's Solitaire 1American Robin 4 European Starling 6 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2, see Bird of the DayHouse Finch 2 American Goldfinch 6House Sparrow 1 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 36
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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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 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!
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Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO  
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MARCH 8, 2014
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Wild Bird CenterBoulder, Colorado
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Bird of the Day
March 8, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk
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 Red-Winged Blackbird
Red-Winged Blackbird
We did not see a great number of birds today, but at all the places we visited there were birds singing. One of those singing birds was the red-winged blackbird. The song of a red-wing is quintessential spring. I would bet that even non-birders associate the song of a red-winged blackbird with spring. Not all of our red-wings have returned, but the few that are here are setting up territories and announcing them with song. On these warm days of late winter, get out to your local patch of cattails to see and hear the red-winged blackbirds ushering in spring.
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