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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Oct 31, 2015
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Sunny and breezy. 40-55°F. 3-15 mph. 10 participants.
This morning's Halloween Tour of Cemeteries was led by John James Audubon. We convinc ed him not to shoot any of the birds, but instead use binoculars. We had a delightful morning with good weather, but the cemeteries were a little dead (bird wise).
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Bird of the Day: Great Horned Owl,
Bubo virginianus
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Great Horned Owl ©Alison Sheets
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Is there a better Bird of the Day on Halloween than a great horned owl? I warned everyone that the owl at Ryssby was very shy, but after we quickly found it (thanks Alison), it was quite cooperative. While other birds are getting ready for winter and enduring until spring, great horned owls are starting to establish territory, pairing off, and getting ready to nest. Look for their large cat-like silhouettes in the trees at dusk.
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Bird Count: Saturday, October 31, 2015
Green Mountain Cemetery - Boulder, Colorado, US
Oct 31, 2015 7:40 AM - 8:40 AM
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John James Audubon
(aka Steve Frye) ©Neal Zaun
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Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
17 species (+3 other taxa)
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 6
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Mountain Chickadee 1
Brown Creeper 1
Townsend's Solitaire 2
European Starling 12
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) 1
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1 Ryssby Church and Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado, US
Oct 31, 2015 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
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Red-Tailed Hawk ©Kevin Rutherford
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Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
14 species
Canada Goose 30
American Wigeon 4
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Great Horned Owl 1, see Bird of the Day
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Western Meadowlark 2|
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European Starling ©Neal Zaun
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House Finch 4
Niwot Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado, US
Oct 31, 2015 9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
11 species
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
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Townsend's Solitaire by
©Kevin Rutherforrd
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Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 30, flying in a big ball over the sharpie
House Finch 2 2 ____________________________________________________
Total species seen: 27
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Fall Leaves ©Alison Sheets
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©Steve Frye
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