Saturday, January 24, 2015
Cloudy and cool. 25�F. 2-12 mph. 12 participants.
binoculars and child
NOTE: After 26 years as a Wild Bird Center franchisee, we are now Wild Bird Company of Boulder - fully independent and still family-owned and operated by Steve and Julie Frye. With our new name and branding, we will continue to offer you even more choices of quality backyard bird seed & suet, equipment, optics, and supplies. And, of course, the same friendly and knowledgeable staff.

We will be sending you an announcement of our completely redesigned Wild Bird Company Website and Online Shopping Site during the first Quarter of 2015. In the meantime our store and current Website remain open as usual, so visit us soon at the same location with the same phone (303) 442-1322 and email address steve@wbcboulder.com.

Thanks for all of your support!  We look forward to seeing you and hearing about your latest birding experiences.     --Steve
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Saturday, January 24, 2015 Bird Walk
We have started joking on our walks about it always being cloudy on Saturday mornings. It doesn't really matter bird-wise, but it's not so great for photography. Anyway, it was nice to get outside and see what we could see today.

View our Regular Saturday, January 17, 2014 Bird Walk 

Walden and Sawhill Ponds Wildlife Habitats: 
Jan 24, 2015 7:45 AM - 8:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
23 species

Canada Goose  120
Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  40
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  6
Northern Shoveler  1
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal  14
Ring-necked Duck  6
Common Goldeneye  1
Common Merganser  6
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Ring-billed Gull  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  100
Eurasian Collared-Dove  4
Black-billed Magpie  4
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  3
European Starling  8
Red-winged Blackbird  2
House Finch  2

Teller Farm & Lakes:    
Jan 24, 2015 9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
8 species

Cackling Goose (Richardson's)  40
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Eurasian Collared-Dove  2
American Robin  1
European Starling  10
Red-winged Blackbird  30
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  1

Boulder Creek at 75th St:  
Jan 24, 2015 9:30 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
17 species

Mallard  30
Common Goldeneye  3
Common Merganser  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Eurasian Collared-Dove  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Brown Creeper  1
American Dipper  1, see Bird of the Day
European Starling  4
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
House Finch  2    

 

Total species seen:  32
 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.
birders
Every Saturday Morning

  - From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am -

    Meet at Wild Bird Center of Boulder

      1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301 

       (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!

 

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--Thanks, Steve


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Bird of the Day
January 24, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk
 
American Dipper   
�Rolando Garcia
  American Dipper     

I was lamenting making a choice for Bird of the Day as we were winding up our walk. I thought I might have to get out the dart board and make a random selection because no species had made a big impression on the walk up until the end. As we were walking back to the cars, Eileen said "did you see that bird flying just above the creek? It was flying so fast". That got me excited because dippers are dark birds that fly fast just above the water. Sure enough, as we approached the cars we saw an American Dipper in the creek.             

  

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds 
Birdfellow  
 
Youtube Video by Glenn Bartley   
Amazing Birds: The American Dipper

 
     
Saturday Birders   
�Jane Baryames
 

Mallard   
�Steve Frye
Red-Winged Blackbird    
�Kevin Rutherford
 


Beaver Stump
�Neal Zaun
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American Kestrel
�Steve Frye
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