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  Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − June 4, 2016    
Sunny and warm. 70°F. 2-6 mph. 17 participants.
 
We are getting into the heart of nesting season. Many birds have already fledged a batch,
Red-Tailed Hawks ©Steve Frye

while others are just starting, but it all combines for great activity. That is why June is one of my favorite bird watching months. 



                                  
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Bird of the Day
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
 
We've seen these birds before in years past, in the exact same location. Are these the same birds? I would say that at least one of them is a bird returning from the previous year. Most
American Redstart
©Kevin Rutherford
birds have a very strong fidelity to breeding and even wintering grounds that are successful (i.e. they lived). So I was not "surprised" to see these uncommon birds back at South Mesa Trail.


Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  American Redstart

Youtube Video by eBirdr Channel:
 
Flickriver:  American Redstart
Bird Count:  Saturday, June 4, 2016
  

South Mesa Trail, Colorado, US
Jun 4, 2016 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM
American Goldfinch 
©Alison Sheets
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
44 species

Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Golden Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 3
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 2
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Northern Flicker  ©Steve Frye

Say's Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2, a few good looks and lots of song
Steller's Jay 1
Blue Jay 2
Western Scrub-Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 1
Red-Eyed Vireo  ©Alison Sheets

Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 1
American Redstart 2, see Bird of the Day
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Dreamy Duskywing  ©Steve Frye

Spotted Towhee 4
Black-headed Grosbeak 4
Lazuli Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Western Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Bullock's Oriole 4
House Finch 4
Lesser Goldfinch 2
American Goldfinch 5
 
 
 
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Cherryvale Office,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Jun 4, 2016 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Savannah Sparrow
©Eileen Rutherford

Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
12 species

Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Western Kingbird 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Common Raven 1
Barn Swallow 4
European Starling 2
Savannah Sparrow 5, easy to see here
Bobolink 3, singing their R2D2 songs
Black-Headed Grosbeak
©Kevin Rutherford

Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 2



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Total species seen: 48     
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Cherryville Open Space
©Eileen Rutherford

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