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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - April 23, 2016
Overcast and mild. 55°F. 2-8 mph. 18 participants.
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Nestling Great Horned Owls
©Steve Frye
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We had many neat experiences today including seeing some just-about-to-fledge great horned owls, close views of yellow-headed blackbirds, and multiple encounters with great blue herons. We visited many locations and our species total got way up there. You gotta love spring!
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Bird of the Day
Bonaparte's Gull
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Chroicocephalus philadelphia
I was in quite a conundrum this week as to which bird to pick for Bird of the Day. In the end, I went with the rarest bird of the day which was a Bonaparte's Gull. This gull is named after
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Bonaparte's Gulls ©Steve Frye
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Charles Bonaparte, a French ornithologist, and nephew to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The similar looking Franklin's Gull is more common here, but you can distinguish the two by the Bonaparte's smaller eye arcs, thinner all-black bill, and its darker primary feathers compared to the Franklin's.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
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Bird Count: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 23, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:20 AM
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Wild Turkey ©Kevin Rutherford
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Nelson Rd & 75th, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 23, 2016 8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
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Bald Eagle and Magpie
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Eileen Rutherford
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Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
6 species
Osprey 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 5, 2 adults and 3 young in the nest
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 2
Western Meadowlark 2
St. Vrain River Crossing at 63rd St., Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 23, 2016 9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
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American White Pelican
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Kevin Rutherford
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18 species
Canada Goose 30
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-billed Magpie 1
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
House Wren 1
American Robin 6
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Western Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 4
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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
©Neal Zaun
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McIntosh Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 23, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
19 species
Mallard 4
Western Grebe 40
American White Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Willet 1
Bonaparte's Gull 5, see Bird of the Day
Ring-billed Gull 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Northern Flicker 2
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Paddleboarder on MacIntosh Lake
©Eileen Rutherford
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Say's Phoebe 2
Barn Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 2
American Robin 4
European Starling 6
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 12
House Finch 4
Clover Basin Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 23, 2016 11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
19 species
Gadwall 50
Mallard 10
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 20
Green-winged Teal 6
Redhead 10
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 20
Bufflehead 2
White-faced Ibis 55
Osprey 1, diving
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 4
American Avocet 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
American Kestrel 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Western Meadowlark 1
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Total species seen: 59
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Saturday Birders - Boulder, CO
©Steve Frye
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Meet for Sat Morning Bird Walks
From 7:30 am (promptly) to 10 am
Meet at Wild Bird Company
1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO
(303) 442-1322
Every Saturday Year-Round!
No reservations required. Every last Saturday of the month we travel further afield than normal and return a little later. Bird Walk locations are determined on the morning of the walk. All ages and birding abilities are welcome!
--Thanks, Steve
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