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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - April 30, 2016
Snowing and brisk. 30°F. 3-12 mph.
6 participants.
We continued our propensity for taking snowy bird walks this morning. Our first stop was sloppy, but nice. After that, the wind came up and turned things rather bitter. We had light to moderate wet snow the entire morning. Still, many birds were out and we saw a lot given the conditions.
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Bird of the Day
Canada Goose - Branta Canadensis
When we are out in the rain or snow, the bird activity is usually low. Today's bird count was pretty good, but the activity was still a bit off. Birds are just trying to conserve energy on a
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Canada Goose Gosling
©Steve Frye
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morning like today's which means staying as dry as possible. However, Canada Geese are built to get wet so they seemingly are not fazed by a little snow.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Youtube Video by the Wandering Sole Images
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Bird Count: Saturday, April 30, 2016
University of Colorado campus--Confluence Ponds and Skunk Creek, Colorado, US
Apr 30, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
24 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 12, some with goslings. See Bird of the Day
Gadwall 10
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Canada Geese ©Steve Frye
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Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
House Wren 2
American Robin 4
European Starling 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 2
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 2
Pine Siskin 2
Lesser Goldfinch 1
Sombrero Marsh & Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 30, 2016 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM
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Great Blue Heron ©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
23 species
Canada Goose 6, see Bird of the Day
Gadwall 10
Mallard 4
Blue-winged Teal 4
Cinnamon Teal 6
Northern Shoveler 20
Green-winged Teal 2
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 20
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American White Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 6
Cooper's Hawk 1, this explains the lack of songbird activity
American Coot 10
Barn Swallow 3
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Yellow-headed Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 4
Great-tailed Grackle 1
Ecocycle Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 30, 2016 8:25 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
9 species
Canada Goose 4, see Bird of the Day
Gadwall 2
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Pied-Billed Grebe
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Mallard 2
American Coot 1
Killdeer 1
Northern Flicker 1
Prairie Falcon 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat--Cottonwood Marsh/Wally Tove's Pond,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 30, 2016 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
28 species
Canada Goose 10, see Bird of the Day
Gadwall 40
Mallard 6
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Great Egret and American White Pelicans
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Blue-winged Teal 4
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 20
Green-winged Teal 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 60
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 2
Swainson's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Avocet 1
Killdeer 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 60
American Kestrel 1
Violet-green Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 14
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
House Finch 2
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Total species seen: 53
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