August 8, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk  
Sunny and humid (Colorado Standards). 80°F. 2-4 mph.
15 participants.

binoculars and child

Sometimes on late summer bird walks you have to be open to finding all kinds of natural history. Luckily, the later part of the summer is a great time for dragonflies, butterflies, and flowers. Thanks to my excellent band of photographers today for capturing all kinds of natural history (including birds) for us to enjoy. Don't miss the slide show below.
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Phone:  (303) 442-1322 or 1-844-442-1322
Email address:  info@wildbirdco.com
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August 8, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk  

Lagerman Reservoir, CO-US  
Aug 8, 2015 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
15 species

Green-winged Teal 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Mourning Dove 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
Vesper Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Western Meadowlark 2
American Goldfinch 1

Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, Boulder, Colorado, US 
Aug 8, 2015 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
29 species

Canada Goose 6
Mallard 20
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, see Bird of the Day
Turkey Vulture 12
Osprey 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Mourning Dove 4
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 3
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Western Kingbird 4
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 4
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 8
House Wren 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Blue Grosbeak 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 14
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Total species seen:  38        
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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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Wild Bird Company · 1641 28th Street
Boulder, CO 80301 · 1-844-442-1322
birders
Meet For Our Saturday Bird Walks

  From 7:30 am (promptly) to 10 am  

    Meet at Wild Bird Company

      1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO  

       (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!

 

--Thanks, Steve   


           
Wild Bird Company
1-844-442-1322 or (303) 442-1322
August 8, 2015
Wild Bird Company
Bird of the Day
August 8, 2015
Saturday
Bird Walk


Black-Crowned Night-Heron    
İKevin Rutherford 
 
  Black-Crowned     Night-Heron  
We went looking for a family of black-crowned night-herons which had been reported at Golden Ponds. The adults may have already abandoned their young because we did not find them. Luckily, the two juveniles were still there hunting frogs. I don't often see these birds in Colorado so it is always nostalgic for me to watch them like I used to so much in Minnesota.
 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Black-Crowned Night-Heron

BirdFellow
Black-Crowned Night Heron

Youtube Video
     by LabofOrnithology       
Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Youtube Video by Jane B
Juvenile Black-Crowned Night-Heron


American Bullfrog
İSteve Frye
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Osprey

İKevin Rutherford
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Monarch on Swamp Milkweed
   
İKevin Rutherford
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     Thrush Species in Nest
     
İEileen Rutherford
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     Spotted Sandpiper
     
İNeal Zaun
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  Western Pondhawk   
İSteve Frye
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  Halloween Pennant   
İKevin Rutherford
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