June 6,
2015 Saturday Bird Walk
Warm and partly cloudy. 60°F. 2-6 mph. 20 participants.
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We came across a huge hatch of damselflies this morning, especially at Teller Pond #5. As you will see from the slide show, the blackbirds were taking full advantage of this hatch. Young coots and pied-billed grebes were out this morning. June is such a great bird watching month because of all the activity surrounding nesting and caring for young.
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June 6, 2015 Saturday Bird Walk
Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, Colorado, US
June 6, 2015 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
40 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Ring-Necked Duck 4
Pied-billed Grebe 8, with wormy young (i.e. they look like worms to me)
Double-crested Cormorant 4
American White Pelican 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
American Coot 10 with red-headed young
Killdeer 10
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Western Kingbird 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Cliff Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 3
American Robin 2
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 5
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 30, see Bird of the Day
Common Grackle 6
Great-tailed Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Bullock's Oriole 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 1
Sombrero Marsh & Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
June 6, 2015 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
28 species
Canada Goose 2
Galdwall 4
Mallard 4
Ring-Necked Duck 4
Lesser Scaup 2
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-Tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 6
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 1
Say's Phoebe 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 12
House Wren 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 16
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 30, see Bird of the Day
Common Grackle 4
Great-tailed Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Lesser Goldfinch 1
American Goldfinch 2
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Total species seen: 45
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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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Slide Shows of Photos Taken by Participants on Our Bird Walks
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Bird of the Day
June 6, 2015
Saturday Bird Walk
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Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Male Yellow-Headed Blackbirds were out "singing" and establishing territory this morning. At both Teller and Sombrero, their nasal songs and calls filled the air. Many of the images from this weeks' slide show have blackbirds with damselflies and dragonflies in their beaks. Clark Anderson even snapped one showing a yellow-head about to dunk its meal in the water. I have often observed various blackbirds, especially common grackles, dunking their food in my bird bath before flying off. I think this behavior may be related to providing more hydration to their nestlings.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Red-Winged Blackbird
©Jack Klase
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