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  Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − July 23, 2016    
Sunny and breezy. 75°F. 5-15 mph. 10 participants.

Western Tiger Swallowtail
©Neal Zaun

I enjoy all aspects of natural history, not just the birds, and as you will see from the slide show, we focused as much attention on the butterflies and flowers as we did the birds this morning. There is always something wonderful to see, if you allow yourself to see it.

                                    
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Bird of the Day
Mountain Chickadee − 
Poecile gambeli

 

Mountain Chickadees  ©Neal Zaun
      
Today's Bird of the Day was a real toss-up, but since we had such a great example of parenting by the mountain chickadees, they won the honors. Mountain chickadees are not as brightly colored as black-capped chickadees. They are grayer and their drab appearance at this time of the year is exacerbated by old worn feathers which will be replaced by molt in a few weeks. 
 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Mountain Chickadee
 
Youtube Video by chillingwithrod:  DSLR Video: Mountain Chickadee

Flickriver:  Mountain Chickadee

Video From the Walk by Jane B:  Black Swallowtail
Bird Count: Saturday, July 23, 2016
  
Band-Winged Meadowhawk 
©Clark Anderson

Walker Ranch -- Meyers Gulch, Boulder, CO-US

Jul 23, 2016  8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
31 species

Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 2
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Song Sparrow  ©Jane Baryames

Western Kingbird 1
Plumbeous Vireo 1
Steller's Jay 1
Common Raven 2
Violet-green Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Mountain Chickadee 6, see Bird of the Day
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Pygmy Nuthatch 12
House Wren 3
Western Bluebird 1
Western Tanager  ©Neal Zaun

Townsend's Solitaire 1
American Robin 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Chipping Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 2
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Western Tanager 1
House Finch 2
Cassin's Finch 2
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Western Wood-Pewee  ©Steve Frye







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Total species seen: 31
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Chipping Sparrow  ©Jack Klase


 
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Clouded Sulphur  ©Jack Klase

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