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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Dec 19, 2015
Cold and breezy. 20°F. 4-8 mph. 12 participants.
It wasn't so much the cold this morning as the wind that got to us. But we had lots of good
birds and that always makes up for any unpleasant conditions. Today's walk was an effort to preview for the Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count which takes place tomorrow (the 20th). If the birds we saw this morning are not counted tomorrow, then they will be added to the count week data.
As we come to the close of 2015, I would like to thank all my customers, employee Wendy Stuart, and my family for making the Wild Bird Company possible. And special thanks to my bird walk photographers for sharing their images for all of us to enjoy.
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Bird of the Day:
American Tree Sparrow
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Spizella arborea
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American Tree Sparrow
©Kevin Rutherford
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Even though the feed lot operation at Teller Farm Open Space has been dismantled, there are still many birds attracted to that space including many sparrows. American Tree Sparrows are one of my favorite winter sparrows. They have beautiful colors of gray, rust, black, and white. Add to that the yellow lower mandible and industrious sparrow mentality and you have something worth watching. Neal Zaun and Kevin Rutherford both captured wonderful images this morning for the slide show. Thank you gentlemen.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
American Tree Sparrow
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Bird Count: Saturday, December 19, 2015
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Downy Woodpecker
©Neal Zaun
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Teller Farm & Lakes
, Colorado, US
Dec 19, 2015 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Cackling Goose 4
Canada Goose 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1, Possibly Two.
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10
Downy Woodpecker 4, lots of great images
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1, almost Bird of the Day
Blue Jay 6
Black-billed Magpie 7
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
American Robin 2
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Song Sparrow and White-Crowned Sparrow
©Kevin Rutherford
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European Starling 20
American Tree Sparrow 30, see Bird of the Day
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 20, amazing concentration of song sparrows
Spotted Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 9
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Total species seen: 25
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Resources and Quick Links
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Grass Shadows ©Steve Frye
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Visit our Colorado Birding Resources page for updated information on Colorado wild birds, other wildlife, and plants around Colorado − and across North America.
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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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