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June 14, 2014Sunny, warm, but with a cool breeze. 65°F. 2-8 mph. 18 participants.
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We headed up to Sage Trail on the western side of Boulder Valley Ranch Open Space today. This is the same area where I photographed the bull snake and flicker last week. This is a great place in the spring and early summer because it has a boundary between a riparian area and a grassland. Every good birder knows that habitat boundaries are great places to look for birds.
View our Regular Saturday, June 14, 2014 Bird Walk
Wild Bird Center:
Jun Jun 14, 2014 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 5 species Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1 Violet-green Swallow 2 House Finch 2 House Sparrow 4 Boulder Valley Ranch - Sage Trail:
Jun 14, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 31 species Mallard 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 6 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2, We saw two males at different spots on the trail about 0.5 miles apart. Same bird? Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 6Hammond's Flycatcher 1Western Kingbird 4Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 2 Barn Swallow 2 House Wren 12 American Robin 4 European Starling 6 Yellow Warbler 8Yellow-breasted Chat 4Spotted Towhee 1 Vesper Sparrow 1 Lark Sparrow 4Summer Tanager 1, see Bird of the Day. A large all red tanager which did not appear to have dark auriculars or wings. We first heard its sweet grosbeak-like song. Blue Grosbeak 4Red-winged Blackbird 1 Western Meadowlark 3 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Bullock's Oriole 6 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 4
Total species seen: 35
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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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Summer Tanager
Western Spiderwort
Western Salsify
Blue Grosbeak
Western Kingbird 