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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)

                          View Photo Gallery                             View Slide Show
Bird of the Day:  
Ross's Goose - Chen rossii
Ross_s Goose and Snow-Canada Goose Hybrid _Steve Frye
Ross's Goose and Snow-Canada Goose Hybrid İSteve Frye

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:

Birdfellow:  Ross's Goose

Youtube Video by Shawneen Finnegan:  Ross's Geese

Steve's videos from this week:

Bird Count:  Saturday, January 16, 2016
Canvasback İSteve Frye

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
Common Goldeneyes İNeal Zaun

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
Common Merganser İNeal Zaun

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
Western Meadowlark İSteve Frye

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
Canada Goose Hybrid İSteve Frye

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
Ring-Necked Duck Pair İNeal Zaun

Dark-eyed Junco 6
House Finch 2
 
  
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Total species seen:  34           
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