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Saturday, March 7, 2015
Sunny and mild. 30�F. 2-4 mph. 16 participants.
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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.
Look for an Announcement of our New Wild Bird Company Website and Online Shopping Cart - Coming Soon!
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, March 7, 2015 Bird Walk
Sunny and mild seems to be the pattern we're in. A lot different from the weather pattern we've had in the last month. The bluebirds should be rolling in with this present weather pattern. Perhaps, we will go looking for them next week! Today, we had a good variety. March is duck month and we saw a lot of them.
Note: The slide show this week shows an American Kestrel eating a mouse/vole for those of you who wish to avoid such an image.
View our Regular Saturday, March 7, 2015 Bird Walk
Valmont Reservoir Complex, Boulder, US-CO:
Mar 7, 2015 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
16 species
Canada Goose 1
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 2
Canvasback 3
Common Merganser 40
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 50
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Northern Flicker 1
Black-billed Magpie 3
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
American Robin 6
European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat--Wally Tove's Pond, Boulder, US-CO
Mar 7, 2015 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:
16 species
Canada Goose 4
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 10
Cinnamon Teal 1, see Bird of the Day and the slide show
Northern Pintail 2
Redhead 30
Ring-necked Duck 50
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 20
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 8
American Kestrel 1, eating a mouse see slide show
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
Black-billed Magpie 2, nest building
Boulder Creek--75th St., Boulder, US-CO
Mar 7, 2015 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
26 species
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2, nest building
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 70
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Great Horned Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 2
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
American Dipper 1, singing
American Robin 4
European Starling 20
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
House Finch 2
Total species seen: 40
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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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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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eNewsletter Archive:
Slide Shows of Photos taken by participants on our Saturday Bird Walks
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Bird of the Day
March 7, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk
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 Cinnamon Teal
�Steve Frye
Cinnamon Teal
The cinnamon teal is the shoveler of the teal world. Unlike the dainty bill of the green-winged teal, the cinnamon has a long and spatulate bill designed for skimming the water's surface. Also like a northern shoveler, they have powder blue wing coverts which you can see in Jack Klase's image on the slide show this week. You can spot a male cinnamon from far away. No other duck has that strikingly rich orangey-red and brick-red combination. When you get a closer look you'll see its long gold and black tertials lying on its back, perhaps a hint of the powder blue wing coverts, and a rather creepy red eye. Quite a sight to behold!
Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Birdfellow
 Brown Creeper
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Mallards
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