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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - March 26, 2016
Cloudy, breezy and cold with light snow. 25°F. 3-10 mph. 6 participants.
The return of winter this week kept our participation down, but the birds were great. Bird watching in all different kinds of weather lets you see all kinds of behaviors.
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Bird of the Day: Western
Bluebird -
We found the western bluebirds in the woods near the owl nest. Not a typical spot for finding
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Western Bluebird ©Neal Zaun |
them in migration, but I think the cold and breeze pushed them to seek cover just like it did with us. Even with our cloudy conditions, the blue of the bluebirds still lit up the scene. Western bluebirds have a much deeper blue than mountain or eastern bluebirds. I sometimes think it looks almost purple.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
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Bird Count: Saturday, March 26, 2016
Ecocycle Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 26, 2016 7:45 AM - 7:55 AM
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Great Horned Owl ©Steve Frye |
Protocol: Stationary
14 species
Canada Goose 10
Gadwall 30
Mallard 4
Northern Shoveler 2
Common Goldeneye 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
American Coot 20
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 10
Common Raven 1
European Starling 200
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Baseline Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 26, 2016 8:05 AM - 8:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
14 species
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Great Blue Heron ©Steve Frye |
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 20
Mallard 6
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 8
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
California Gull 3
Northern Flicker 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Mountain Bluebird 10
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Twin Lakes, Boulder, Colorado, US
Mar 26, 2016 9:10 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
21 species
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 20
Great Blue Heron 1
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 1
Great Horned Owl 3, two young
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Western Bluebird 14, see Bird of the Day
American Robin 4
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
House Finch 2
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Total species seen: 41
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