September 12, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk  
Warm and partly cloudy. 80°F. 2-10 mph. 14 participants.
binoculars and child

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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  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   


           
Wild Bird Company
1-844-442-1322 or (303) 442-1322
September 12, 2015
Wild Bird Company
Bird of the Day
September 12, 2015
Saturday
Bird Walk


   Rock Wren     
©Neal Zaun 
 
        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

BirdFellow
Rock Wren

     Youtube Video 
by
eBirdr Channel
Rock Wren


Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
©Kevin Rutherford   
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Northern Harrier

©Kevin Rutherford
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    Black-Billed Magpies
   
©Steve Frye
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        Song Sparrow
        
©Kevin Rutherford
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     Gray Catbird
      
©Steve Frye
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   Northern Flicker   
©Steve Frye
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