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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Jan 16, 2016
Sunny and cool. 20°F. 1-6 mph. 10 participants.
We had a captive audience this morning. The waterfowl and gulls at Erie Reservoir didn't have any other place to go for open water nearby, so they just sat there and let us get closer than normal. It was packed too. See the slide show for some great duck and goose images (as well as other things)
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Bird of the Day:
Ross's Goose - Chen rossii
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Ross's Goose and Snow-Canada Goose Hybrid İSteve Frye
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This winter we saw a lot of white geese (Ross's and snow) early on, but they have become rather scarce in the last few months. Today, we got a nice, but brief look at a Ross's Goose. Watch the slide show to see this bird and also note the snow x Canada Goose hybrid with the white head right in front of it. Ross's Geese visit us during the winter from their breeding grounds in the high arctic.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Steve's videos from this week:
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Bird Count: Saturday, January 16, 2016
Erie Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jan 16, 2016 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 23 species Ross's Goose 1, see Bird of the Day Cackling Goose 800 Canada Goose 1200 Gadwall 20 American Wigeon 4
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Common Goldeneyes İNeal Zaun
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Canvasback 40 Redhead 100 Ring-necked Duck 300
Common Goldeneye 3 Common Merganser 20 Red-tailed Hawk 2, one juvenile intermediate Harlan's American Coot 60 Ring-billed Gull 250 Herring Gull 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
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Common Merganser İNeal Zaun
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Merlin 1 Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 3 Common Raven 2 American Robin 1 European Starling 10 House Finch 2
Prince Lake #2, Boulder, Colorado, US Jan 16, 2016 9:20 AM - 9:35 AM
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Western Meadowlark İSteve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 9 species (+1 other taxa) Cackling/Canada Goose 50 Mallard 40 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10 American Kestrel 2 European Starling 6 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Western Meadowlark 10 House Finch 2
Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve, Boulder, Colorado, US Jan 16, 2016 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
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Canada Goose Hybrid İSteve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 11 species Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 12 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 European Starling 2 American Tree Sparrow 2
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Ring-Necked Duck Pair İNeal Zaun
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Dark-eyed Junco 6 House Finch 2
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Total species seen: 34
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Resources and Quick Links
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Black-Billed Magpie İSteve Frye
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Saturday Birders - Boulder, CO
İSteve Frye
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Meet for Sat Morning 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
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