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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Jan 2, 2016
Sunny, cold and breezy turning calm and mild. 20-35°F.
2-10 mph.
10 participants.
Happy New Birding Year! Our walk this morning started out the birding year a little slow. We can only go up from here! Instead of a resolution, I have a New Year's Challenge for all of you - spend more time outdoors compared to last year! Gardening, reading, relaxing, walking, biking, running, and especially bird and nature watching. Enjoy!
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Bird of the Day: Mallard −
Anas platyrhynchos
We worked for our birds this morning. We were walking along the creek and seeing very little,
hoping to get to the far side of Scott Carpenter Park where we thought we might find some birds. We were rewarded by a group of spectacular mallards, approachable, colorful, and active. Mallards have never made the cut for Bird of the Day before, but we should never mistake commonness with uninteresting. They are fantastic! The abundance of mallards giv
es us the chance to observe waterfowl behavior year-round and up close. So take advantage to watch one of our most colorful and common birds.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Mallard
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Bird Count: Saturday, January 2, 2016
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Gray-Headed Dark-Eyed Junco
©Kevin Rutherford
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Eben Fine Park & Boulder Creek,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Jan 2, 2016 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
6 species (+2 other taxa)
Black-billed Magpie 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Brown Creeper 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) 4
House Finch 3
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House Finch ©Kevin Rutherford
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University of Colorado campus--Confluence Ponds and Skunk Creek,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Jan 2, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
16 species (+1 other taxa)
Cackling Goose 20
Canada Goose 200
Cackling/Canada Goose 200
Mallard 20, See Bird of the Day
Northern Shoveler 30
Common Goldeneye 1
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Black-Capped Chickadee
©Neal Zaun
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American Coot 30
Ring-billed Gull 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 50
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
House Finch 14, feeding on boxelder seeds
American Goldfinch 2
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Common Raven
©Kevin Rutherford
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Total species seen: 19
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Resources and Quick Links
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Ice on Boulder Creek
©Neal Zaun
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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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