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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − December 23, 2017
Partly cloudy and cold. 10-20°F. 2-8 mph. 5 participants.

We were close to the solstice this morning so our bird walk right after sunrise began a bit early.
Bald Eagle ©Kevin Rutherford
And given the cold temperatures, that translates into slow bird activity, but it can be great for raptors and waterfowl.
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Bird of the Day
Red-Tailed Hawk −
Buteo jamaicensis 
 

  
 
 
Red-Tailed Hawk ©Kevin Rutherford
We were seeing red-tails all over. The ones tallied above are not all that we saw! Red-tailed hawks (in the west) can be very hard to identify due to the huge variation of morphs or color phases that they come in. Throw in the immatures along with the great variety and you have the makings of confusion. Check out the link below from Audubon for a few red-tail id pointers.

All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:

BirdFellow:   Red-Tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle and Red-Tailed Hawk ©Kevin Rutherford

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:


Images of Red-Tailed Hawks from past Wild Bird Company Walks:   Red-Tailed Hawk

Youtube Video by Last Week Tonight:   Red-Tailed Hawks: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
 Bird Count: Saturday, December 23, 2017


Wild Bird Company,
 Boulder, Colorado, US
Sat Dec 23, 2017  7:25 AM - 7:30 AM
Golden Eagle ©Kevin Rutherford
Protocol: Stationary
3 species

Cooper's Hawk 1
American Crow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 1
 
Boulder Reservoir complex--Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 23, 2017 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
19 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling Goose 500
     Cackling/Canada Goose 2000
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 20
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Flicker Intergrade
©Steve Frye

Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6, see Bird of the Day
Ring-billed Gull 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 1
 
Dodd Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 23, 2017 8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
4 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling Goose 2
Cackling Geese ©Steve Frye

     Cackling/Canada Goose 500
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2, see Bird of the Day
Black-billed Magpie 1
 
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 23, 2017 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
12 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling Goose 60
Canada Goose 20
     Cackling/Canada Goose 100
Common Merganser 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3, see Bird of the Day
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
American Kestrel 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
 
Oxford-Ouray-Prospect Loop, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 23, 2017 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
11 species
Red-Tailed Hawks ©Steve Frye


Red-tailed Hawk 3, see Bird of the Day
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Northern Flicker (intergrade) 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 100
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 200
House Finch 2
 
Niwot Loop Trail, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 23, 2017 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
5 species

Northern Flicker 1                                                   
 Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2               
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                                                        Total species seen: 31
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