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  Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - April 16, 2016    
Snowing! 25°F. 2-10 mph. 3 hardy participants.

Snow storm! When I got to the store Saturday morning it hadn't started snowing, but by the time a few birders showed up, it was snowing pretty hard. It was just the start of what turned out to be a very significant snow event for many customers. Some got more than four feet (of wet snow) when it was all done!
 
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                                    Bird of the Day
                    Common Raven
Corvus corax
 
 
 
When we first showed up at the common raven nest site, one of the adults was under the
Common Raven Feeding Young ©Steve Frye
bridge. Soon it was joined by its mate, all dry and comfy under the bridge while it was snowing on their nestlings. I thought that was odd behavior given the weather conditions. I would have expected one of the adults to be brooding the young and sheltering them from the conditions. Perhaps the young are too old (and large) for brooding to be helpful? Anyway, I hope they fared well. 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Common Raven

 
Youtube Video by the raven diaries :  The Ravens
Bird Count:  Saturday, April 16, 2016
  
Sombrero Marsh & Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 16, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
21 species
American White Pelicans
©Steve Frye

Canada Goose 6
Gadwall 10
Mallard 8
Blue-winged Teal 9
Cinnamon Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 14
Green-winged Teal 2
Ring-necked Duck 6
Lesser Scaup 10
Bufflehead 20
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 20
Killdeer 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 10
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 2
House Finch 2
Canada Goose  ©Steve Frye
 
Ecocycle Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 16, 2016 8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
11 species

Canada Goose 10
Gadwall 6
Mallard 6
Northern Shoveler 4
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 16
Barn Swallow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Great-tailed Grackle 1
 
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat--Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 16, 2016 8:40 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Killdeer  ©Steve Frye

0.25 mile(s)
15 species

Canada Goose 8
Gadwall 10
Mallard 6
Northern Shoveler 10
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 8
Lesser Scaup 4
American White Pelican 13
American Coot 8
Killdeer 4
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Western Meadowlark 1, singing
House Finch 2
 
Near the Diagonal and Iris, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 16, 2016 9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
2 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Common Raven 4, see Bird of the Day
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Total species seen: 28     
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Common Raven ©Steve Frye


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