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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − December 16, 2017
Overcast and mild. 45°F. 2-4 mph. 9 participants.

We had a rather pedestrian day of birding this morning. However, one sight stands out to me;
Belted Kingfisher ©Kevin Rutherford
the gathering of crows and ravens at the Western Disposal Composting Site was fascinating. I kept wondering what items of mine they might be dining on. This would be a good spot to look for Chihuahuan Ravens amid all the commotion. 
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Bird of the Day
Gadwall −
Anas strepera

  
 
 
Gadwall ©Kevin Rutherford
I was very happy to get good looks at the gadwalls and to pick them as the Bird of the Day. They are beautiful birds, but from a distance you might only describe them as gray ducks with a black rear. When you have the chance to see them closely, you see all kinds of intricate patterns and the incredible silver and copper feathers along their backs. I also love the little grunts they make while feeding.

All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:  Gadwall

BirdFellow:   Gadwall
Gadwall ©Kevin Rutherford

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:  Gadwall

Youtube Video by by Giles Diggle:   Gadwall Drake

Images of Gadwalls from past Wild Bird Company Walks:   Gadwall
 Bird Count: Saturday, December 16, 2017


KOA Lake, Boulder County,
 Colorado, US
Sat Dec 16, 2017  
Townsend's Solitaire 
©Kevin Rutherford
7:45 AM - 8:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
21 species

Cackling Goose 60
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 10, see Bird of the Day
Mallard 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Common Goldeneye ©Neal Zaun

Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 40
Common Raven 20
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Townsend's Solitaire 1
European Starling 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
House Finch 1
Common Goldeneye
©Kevin Rutherford



Twin Lakes (Boulder County), Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 16, 2017
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
12 species

Cackling Goose 30
Mallard 10
Killdeer 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Black-Capped Chickadee
©Kevin Rutherford

Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
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Total species seen: 25
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Common Ravens & American Crows at the Dump ©Steve Frye


       Cackling Goose  ©Steve Frye

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Killdeer ©Kevin Rutherford






Raccoon in a former Great Horned Owl Nest  ©Steve Frye





Eastern Fox Squirrel
©Kevin Rutherford

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