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May 17, 2014Mostly cloudy and mild. 60°F. 2-8 mph. 250 participants.
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Today we celebrated International Migratory Bird Day with an event co-sponsored by Environment for the Americas called Walk in the Wild. The event was held at Walden and Sawhill Ponds where we led people on bird walks, had numerous education stations, held an auction, talked about birds, and had treats and shade grown coffee. As you will see from the slide show, a group called Nature's Educators had live birds of prey including a gyrfalcon and a golden eagle. Also in the slide show, look for a picture of a newly planted hackberry tree. This tree was planted on the east side of Cottonwood Marsh with last years' donation from the Wild Bird Center. You can still make a donation to Walk in the Wild from this link boulderbirdday.dojiggy.com.
View our Saturday, May 17, 2014
Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
May 17, 2014 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 65 speciesCanada Goose 40, many goslingsGadwall 30 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 6 Blue-winged Teal 12Cinnamon Teal 4 Northern Shoveler 10Common Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 1Western Grebe 6 Double-crested Cormorant 1 American White Pelican 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Osprey 3Swainson's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Sora 1 American Coot 8 American Avocet 12 Semipalmated Plover 3Killdeer 6 Spotted Sandpiper 20Long-billed Dowitcher 20, see Bird of the DayWilson's Phalarope 3Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 6 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 American Kestrel 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Western Kingbird 2 Eastern Kingbird 6Warbling Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10, the swallows put on quite a showTree Swallow 50Violet-green Swallow 300Bank Swallow 10Barn Swallow 100Cliff Swallow 200Black-capped Chickadee 1 Marsh Wren 1 American Robin 2 European Starling 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow Warbler 12Blackpoll Warbler 1, this would have been Bird of the Day, but everyone had left when I saw it.Yellow-rumped Warbler 20Chipping Sparrow 1 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Brewer's Sparrow 2Song Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Western Tanager 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Bullock's Oriole 6 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 1
Total species seen: 49
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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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Long-Billed Dowitchers
Canada Geese
Blackpoll Warbler
Nature's Educators
Walk in the Wild