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Saturday Bird Walk - Bird Count - Nov 28, 2015
Overcast with light snow turning to partly cloudy and hazy. 15°F.
1-4 mph. 9 participants.
Another chilly walk today. That makes two-in-a-row for wearing a hat on the bird walk! Photographic (and binocular) conditions were not optimal this morning so we had to rely on our sense of shape more than usual.
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Don't Forget:
Wildlife Tree Day - December 5
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11:00-1:00
Enjoy this season of giving by decorating an outdoor tree with edible ornaments for the birds. Come to the Wild Bird Company any time between 11:00 and 1:00 on the 5
th
and make some free edible ornaments to take home for your birds. This is a great family event and also a way to share some cheer with a neighbor. We will be making many different kinds of ornaments including millet sprays, fruit loop garlands, peanut butter pine cones, and more! Mark this great event on your calendar and do something nice for the birds.
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Wildlife Trees ©Steve Frye
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Bird of the Day:
Cackling Goose −
Branta hutchinsii
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Cackling Geese
©Kevin Rutherford
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What is a cackling goose, anyway? Well, it's just like a Canada Goose only smaller. Actually, it's a bit confusing, well, more than a bit. Several years ago, the taxonomists spit Canada Goose into two species, the Cackling Goose and the Canada Goose. They did this because the evidence like DNA, behavior, morphology (how they look), distribution, and other factors warranted making these birds two distinct species. The problem for birders is that each species has several subspecies (of various sizes) and they all look superficially the same. Look at the Goose Chart below to see some of the particulars that distinguish these two species and their subspecies. Note that cackling geese are smaller than Canada's and with a smaller bill.
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Bird Count: Saturday, November 28, 2015
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| American Wiigeon ©Kevin Rutherford |
Boulder Creek--75th St., Boulder, Colorado, US
Nov
28, 2015 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
20 species (+1 other taxa)
Cackling Goose 1, see Bird of the Day
Canada Goose 40
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 10
Ring-necked Duck 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
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| Northern Flicker ©Steve Frye |
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
European Starling 6
Song Sparrow 1
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| Great Blue Heron ©Kevin Rutherford |
Red-winged Blackbird 6
House Finch 2
Monarch Rd & IBM, Boulder, Colorado, US
Nov 28, 2015 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
6 species
Cackling Goose 400, see Bird of the Day
Cackling Goose x Snow Goose 1, we found (in our photographs) this hybrid goose
Canada Goose 150
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
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Ring-Billed Gulls
©Kevin Rutherford
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Black-billed Magpie 1
Horned Lark 1
Boulder Reservoir complex--Boulder Res, Boulder, Colorado, US
Nov 28, 2015 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
13 species (+3 other taxa)
Gadwall 8
Common Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 1
Common/Red-breasted Merganser Hundreds
Horned/Eared Grebe 8
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Harlan's Red-Tailed Hawk
©Kevin Rutherford
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Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Ferruginous Hawk 1
American Coot 40
Ring-billed Gull 40
gull sp. Hundreds
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
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Total species seen: 33
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Resources and Quick Links
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Winter Grasses
©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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Fall is for Feeding
15% Off on one of our Seed Blends!
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Purple Finches and Goldfinch ©Steve Frye
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Note: Good on Standard, Classic, Deluxe, Regal, Fruit & Nut,
Finch Mix, Woodpecker Gourmet and Bushy-Tail Treat.
Shop Online, Call (303) 442-1322 and mention this Coupon
or visit our Store to redeem. Code:
WBC1115
Not to be combined with other offers. Expires 12/15/15.
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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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Wild Bird Company | 1.844.442.1322
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