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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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May 3, 2014Partly Cloudy and mild. 55°F. 2-15 mph. 25 participants.
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Welcome to my favorite birding month. Lots of birds come through this month, also many of the summer residents return. As you will see from the slide show, it is also a great month for flowers.
View our Saturday, May 3, 2014
Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
Wild Bird Center:
May 3, 2014 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 3 speciesRock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Common Raven 1 Violet-green Swallow 3, checking out the bird houses in front of the storeDoudy Draw:
May 3, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 17 speciesMallard 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3, acrobaticsWhite-throated Swift 20Say's Phoebe 1Western Scrub-Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 2 Common Raven 1 American Robin 2 European Starling 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Spotted Towhee 4Red-winged Blackbird 2 Western Meadowlark 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 1 South Mesa Trail:
May 3, 2014 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 11 speciesRed-tailed Hawk 1 Say's Phoebe 1 Black-billed Magpie 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2House Wren 2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2Spotted Towhee 1 Western Meadowlark 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Bullock's Oriole 1, see Bird of the DayAmerican Goldfinch 1 Baseline Reservoir:
May 3, 2014 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 22 speciesGadwall 30 Mallard 14 Northern Shoveler 40Green-winged Teal 10 Redhead 10 Bufflehead 2Hooded Merganser 10 Common Loon 1Eared Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 4 Bald Eagle 1Killdeer 1 Baird's Sandpiper 3Least Sandpiper 9Franklin's Gull 30 American Crow 10 Tree Swallow 6Barn Swallow 2 Song Sparrow 1 Common Grackle 1
________________________________________________ Total species seen: 41
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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!
To Sign Up for our "Saturday Bird Walks" List or "Monthly eNewsletter" List
simply Click Here. (Note: The "Saturday Bird Walks" list is a separate list from our "Monthly eNewsletters." You can update your preferences to receive one or both.) --Thanks, Steve |
Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO  
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Bullock's Oriole
Violet-Green Swallow
Apple Blossom
Black-Capped Chickadee
Least Sandpipers