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  Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − June 11, 2016   
Sunny and hot. 85°F. 2-5 mph. 17 participants.
 
To avoid the predicted hot weather, we decided to go up to Lyons and bird watch in the shade
Mule Deer ©Kevin Rutherford
along Old St. Vrain Rd. It was a good decision because the birds were very active and we saw a good variety.



                                  
      View Photo Gallery                   View Slide Show
Bird of the Day
Canyon Wren − 
Catherpes mexicanus

 
Canyon Wrens, like other select arid dwellers, are not reported to drink water directly. They
Canyon Wren ©Kevin Rutherford

seem to get all of their needed water from the insects they consume. This morning we saw an adult and a recently fledged young bird. Note the difference in bill size in the slide show. The young bird, of course, is the one with the shorter bill. These birds were also quite vocal and it's always a treat to hear their whistled cascading song.


Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Canyon Wren

Youtube Video by 
gschneiderphoto
: Canyon Wren Singing
 
Flickriver:  Canyon Wren
Bird Count:  Saturday, June 11, 2016
  

Old Saint Vrain Road, Lyons, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jun 11, 2016 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
White-Throated Swift
©Kevin Rutherford
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
51 species

Common Merganser 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Golden Eagle 1, It stooped on a red-tail several times and then the red-tail
     stooped on it a few times. A classic territorial battle.
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6, Three large young in the nest. Watched a snake delivery
     from one of the adults.
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Cedar Waxwing ©Neal Zaun

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Mourning Dove 2
White-throated Swift 20, see Kevin's great picture on the slide show.
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 2, stooping on a red-tail
Prairie Falcon 1
Black-Headed Grosbeak 
©Kevin Rutherford


Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Western Wood-Pewee 8, Two pairs nest building.
Cordilleran Flycatcher 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Blue Jay 1
Common Raven 1
Violet-green Swallow 20
Cliff Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Canyon Wren 2, see Bird of the Day
House Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Dipper 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird ©Kevin Rutherford

Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 14
Virginia's Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 12
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 4
Western Tanager 3
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Lazuli Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Western Wood Pewee
©Kevin Rutherford

Bullock's Oriole 6
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 4
American Goldfinch 1












Pine Siskin ©Kevin Rutherford

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Total species seen: 51    
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