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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Feb 13, 2016
Foggy, cool, and more fog. 30°F. 2-8 mph. 15 participants.
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Cottonwood along Boulder Creek
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It's hard to find birds when it's foggy, especially when it's really foggy. The fog was indeed thick this morning and it hampered our efforts to find birds, but it was also beautiful and magical. We've had more fog this winter than I can ever remember in the 27 years history of the Saturday Morning Bird Walks. See the slide show for great bird and fog pictures.
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Bird of the Day:
Brown Creeper -
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Brown Creeper
©Kevin Rutherford
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Creepers seem to be plentiful this winter. To see four of them along the creek path was special. We were in need of some good bird activity when they showed up. It's always entertaining to watch their quick jerky movements up the tree trunks and large branches before they fly down to the base of another tree (or the same tree) to start again. Despite their lively motions, they are still hard to find because they hold their bark-colored bodies against the trunks.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
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Bird Count: Saturday, February 13, 2016
South Mesa Trail, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 13, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
10 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 3
European Starling 4
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Great Horned Owl
©Steve Frye
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Dark-eyed Junco 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) 2
House Finch 2
Baseline Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 13, 2016 8:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Stationary
2 species
Mallard 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Boulder Creek--75th St., Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 13, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
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Ring-Necked Ducks, Gadwall, and a Hooded Merganser
©Kevin Rutherford
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Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
23 species
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 10
Ring-necked Duck 6
Common Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Great Horned Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Brown Creeper 4, see Bird of the Day
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat--Cottonwood Marsh/Wally Tove's Pond/Duck Pond,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 13, 2016 10:20 AM - 10:23 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
1 species (+1 other taxa)
Bald Eagle 1
sparrow sp. 4
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Total species seen: 29
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Saturday Birders - Boulder, CO
©Steve Frye
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Meet for Sat Morning Bird Walks
From 7:30 am (promptly) to 10 am
Meet at Wild Bird Company
1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO
(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!
--Thanks, Steve
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