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Note: The "Bird Walk" list is separate from our "Monthly eNewsletter" list. You can indicate your preferences if you would like to receive one or both. See the "Every Saturday Morning" article below for details on participating in our Bird Walks.
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April 26, 2014
Partly cloudy and mild. 50°F. 2-4 mph. 18 participants.
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A great morning of early spring birding. Many of the ducks are heading out, but the shorebirds are coming in so we get both right now. We saw many first-of-the-year birds for the Saturday Walks like house wren, eastern kingbird, and brown-headed cowbird. Also of note this morning was a hybrid blue-winged X cinnamon teal (see slide show). This bird shows the body coloration of a cinnamon teal and the white facial crescent of a blue-winged teal.
View our Saturday, April 26, 2014 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
Apr 26, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 58 species (+1 other taxa)Canada Goose 30 Wood Duck 3 Gadwall 30 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 10 Blue-winged Teal 14Cinnamon Teal 8Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) 1, see slide showNorthern Shoveler 30Northern Pintail 2 Green-winged Teal 2 Redhead 6Ring-necked Duck 20Common Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 12 Osprey 2 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4Sora 1, heard only American Coot 8 Black-necked Stilt 3, see Bird of the DayAmerican Avocet 10 Killdeer 10 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Baird's Sandpiper 7Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Wilson's Snipe 1, winnowing Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 14 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 10 Great Horned Owl 2Belted Kingfisher 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 8 Say's Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 1, early return Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 40Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 8 House Wren 10Marsh Wren 1, heard only American Robin 10 European Starling 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 16 Song Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Common Grackle 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 20House Finch 2 Lesser Goldfinch 1 American Goldfinch 30
________________________________________________ Total species seen: 58
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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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Black-Necked Stilt
House Wren
Red-Tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
American Plum