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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - March 19, 2016   
Sunny and cool after the snow. 30°F. 2-6 mph. 8 participants.

I was out of town this week and returned to winter wonderland. So in March after a snow, I
Mountain Bluebird ©Neal Zaun.
always think of one bird - mountain bluebird. This is the best time to look for these blue beauties in and near the foothills.

      
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Bird of the Day:
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides


I wanted to find some mountain bluebirds this morning because I keep missing them every
Mountain Bluebird ©Kevin Rutherford

time I look. One of our regular bird walkers, and regular photo contributor, Neal Zaun said that he had some in his neighborhood yesterday and suggested we look there. Sure enough, we had great looks at the bluebirds. Thanks Neal. After it snows, bluebirds look absolutely electrified because the sunlight is hitting them directly and additionally being reflected off the snow. I always like to look for bluebirds immediately after a spring snow.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Mountain Bluebird
Bird Count:  Saturday, March 19, 2016
 
Wonderland Lake Park, Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 19, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Mountain Bluebird ©Kevin Rutherford
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
22 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 8
Gadwall 12
Mallard 2
Northern Shoveler 10
Green-winged Teal 4
Ring-necked Duck 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 1
Cedar Waxwing ©Kevin Rutherford

Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
     Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) 3
     Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) 2
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brewer's Blackbird 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 20
 
 
Neal's Neighborhood in North Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 19, 2016 8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
Red-Winged Blackbirds ©Steve Frye

Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
8 species

Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Mountain Bluebird 40, see Bird of the Day
American Robin 20
Cedar Waxwing 2
Dark-eyed Junco 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2
 

Boulder Creek--75th St., Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 19, 2016 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Dark-Eyed Junco ©Kevin Rutherford

Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
27 species

Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 4
Gadwall 10
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 20
Green-winged Teal 4
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Great Horned Owl 1
American Robin ©Steve Frye

Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Western Meadowlark 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2

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Total species seen:  37       
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