May is here! My favorite two birding months are now upon us and this morning was just the beginning. Many of the waterfowl are on their way out, but we still found a good variety collectively at the places we visited. Now, the songbirds will be flooding in! Some notable experiences from this morning were the Cooper's Hawk going after a mink, watching the ibis fly, osprey everywhere, and the red-tailed hawk and killdeer babies.
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, US-CO
May 2, 2015 7:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 4
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 4
Common Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 1
Eared Grebe 8
Western Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
White-faced Ibis 30
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 1, see Bird of the Day
Killdeer 7, one pair with 3 young ones!
Willet 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Barn Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 6
Vesper Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 10
Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, Boulder, US-CO
May 2, 2015 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
35 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 4
Blue-winged Teal 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 8, perched on the rocks next to the pond
Osprey 4
Cooper's Hawk 1, went after a mink on the bank!
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Say's Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Western Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 8
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 4
Clover Basin Reservoir, Boulder, US-CO
May 2, 2015 10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
10 species
Canada Goose 4
Gadwall 10
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 6
Northern Shoveler 1
Bufflehead 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Avocet 2
Boulder Reservoir complex--Boulder Res, Boulder, US-CO
May 2, 2015 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
11 species
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 20
Mallard 4
Northern Shoveler 1
American White Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 12, some with young in the nest
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 7, feeding young at the nest
American Coot 30
Franklin's Gull 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
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Total species seen: 58
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