September 12, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk
Warm and partly cloudy. 80°F. 2-10 mph. 14 participants.
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Despite the balmy conditions this morning, there was a real feeling of fall. I think it was the smell of fallen leaves. Many local cottonwoods suffered from leaf fungus this year which has resulted in trees dropping their leaves before turning colors like a normal fall. You will see these cottonwoods in our slide show. So I'm afraid our fall colors will be lacking many brilliant yellow cottonwoods. ____________________________________________________
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September 12, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk
South Mesa Trail, Boulder, Colorado, US:
Sep 12, 2015 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) 23 species
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 5 Steller's Jay 1 Blue Jay 2 Western Scrub-Jay 1 Black-billed Magpie 15, one tree had 10 birds, see slide show American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Rock Wren 1, see Bird of the Day Gray Catbird 2 Wilson's Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 3 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Spotted Towhee 10 American Goldfinch 4
Centennial Trail, Boulder, Colorado, US
Sep 12, 2015 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
13 species
Mallard 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 1
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 6
House Wren 1
Wilson's Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 8
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Total species seen: 26
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Note: Species in bold are birds that were special on the walk for reasons like a great view, out-of-season, great numbers, or rarity.
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Bird of the Day September 12, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk
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Rock Wren
Rock Wren
Rock Wrens are aptly named because you never see them away from rocks. At our old house I was designing a water/rock garden and had a large pile of rocks delivered. A few days later, there was a rock wren on the pile. I had never seen one in that yard until my rock delivery. So this morning that is exactly where we found the wren - on a pile of rocks. Don't look for this wren to go around with its tail in the air. Overall, that is not a very reliable clue for helping identify a rock (or many of the other) wrens.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds
Rock Wren
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
©Kevin Rutherford
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