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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Jan 30, 2016
Mostly cloudy, warm, with a cool breeze. 40°F. 5-15 mph. 12 participants.
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Greater White-Fronted Goose
İSteve Frye
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For the second week in a row, we saw a mink near Boulder Creek. Lots of waterfowl, but not many passerines this morning. I have been on several bird walks where I discover I have "seen" a bird only after I look at my photographs. It happened to us this morning with the Greater White-Fronted Goose. It is notoriously hard to pick one out of a sea of Canada Geese. If only we had caught that bird while we were still there. It could have been Bird of the Day.
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Today, we spotted our Bird of the Day going 50 mph on Arapahoe Ave. Well, at least we couldtell it was a white goose. Although it may be tedious, it's always a good idea to spend some time searching through the vast flocks of Canada Geese. Really different ones like white Ross's and snow geese stick out, but others like greater white-fronted geese or hybrids are tougher to discern.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Youtube Video by LabofOrnithology:
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Bird Count: Saturday, January 30, 2016
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American Mink İKevin Rutherford
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Burke Lake, Colorado, US
Jan 30, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary 14 species Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Snow Goose 1, see Bird of the Day Cackling Goose 300 Canada Goose 700, including one hybrid - see slide show Gadwall 4 Mallard 10 Northern Shoveler 10 Canvasback 6 Redhead 30 Ring-necked Duck 50 Lesser Scaup 2
Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 20 Black-billed Magpie 2
Erie Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US Jan 30, 2016 8:05 AM - 9:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 24 species Cackling Goose 50 Canada Goose 300 Gadwall 30 American Wigeon 10
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Free Range Rooster İSteve Frye
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Mallard 20 Canvasback 40 Redhead 30 Ring-necked Duck 200
Greater Scaup 1 Lesser Scaup 20 Common Goldeneye 20 Common Merganser 30 American Coot 20 Ring-billed Gull 140 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Northern Flicker 2 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 American Crow 4 Common Raven 1 European Starling 10 Song Sparrow 1 House Finch 2
Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, Colorado, US Jan 30, 2016 9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
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Common Goldeneyes and American Wigeon İSteve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling 0.2 mile(s) 2 species Northern Harrier 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1
Boulder Creek--75th St., Boulder, Colorado, US Jan 30, 2016 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 16 species Gadwall 4 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 20 Green-winged Teal 6 Bufflehead 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3, one stooping repeatedly on another. Courtship or territory
defense? American Coot 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Belted Kingfisher 1 Northern Flicker 2 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 2 Song Sparrow 1 House Finch 2
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Total species seen: 35
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Resources and Quick Links
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Ring-Necked Ducks İClark Anderson
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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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