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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Feb 6, 2016
Partly cloudy and mild. 25°F. 2-6 mph.
7 participants.
Our style of bird watching this morning was auto-birding. No, not birding that is done by itself, but rather bird watching from your car. It can limit the number of species you see, but it is a great way to see raptors, which was one of our highlights this morning.
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Bird of the Day:
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
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Horned Larks
©Kevin Rutherford
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At the pig farm on 63rd and Oxford, we came across a glorious flock of horned larks. I usually think of them as an abundant bird further out on the plains, but not very abundant near the foothills. This was the most horned larks, by far, that I've seen in Boulder County. They were very active feeding and swirling around the farm. (See slide show)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
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Bird Count: Saturday, February 6, 2016
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| American Kestrel ©Kevin Rutherford |
Wild Bird Company, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 6, 2016 7:25 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
3 species
Ring-billed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Common Raven 5
Boulder Reservoir complex--Boulder Res,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 6, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
8 species
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6, Two pairs at old nest sites
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
©Kevin Rutherford
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Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
European Starling 8
Red-winged Blackbird 10, sounded like spring this morning!
Haystack Mountain, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 6, 2016 8:20 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
12 species
Canada Goose 20
American Wigeon 6
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Red-Tailed Hawks (in Love)
©Kevin Rutherford
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Redhead 12
Golden Eagle 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Black-billed Magpie 2
Horned Lark 300, see Bird of the Day
European Starling 10
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 6, 2016 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
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| Horned Larks with Pig ©Steve Frye |
5 species
Bald Eagle 2, both in the old nest south of Lagerman
Red-tailed Hawk 2, one beautiful rufous morph
Prairie Falcon 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
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Total species seen: 17
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Resources and Quick Links
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Waning Crescent Moon
©Kevin Rutherford
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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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