I hadn't really seen a blue grosbeak this year, so we headed to Sage Trail at Boulder Valley Open Space. This trail is what I consider the best place to find blue grosbeak in Boulder County. Check out the Bird of the Day to see our results. We also spotted a pair of orchard orioles which seem to be more common this year. Check out the slide show to see what we saw.
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1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO
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--Thanks, Steve
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I was getting a bit nervous during the walk because we had covered quite a bit of ground and I had not heard a blue grosbeak singing. In fact, I never heard a grosbeak sing all morning long. Their other common sound is a metallic plink call note which they were using this morning. So because of the plink we found them. The western salsify had a really good spring and the grosbeaks were feeding on the large dandelion-like seed heads. See slide show.
