Boulder Reservoir Complex:

Sep 20, 2014 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
29 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  30
    Western/Clark's Grebe  6
Double-crested Cormorant  3
American White Pelican  7
Great Blue Heron  10
Great Egret  3, see Bird of the Day
Snowy Egret  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  60
Killdeer  3
Wilson's Snipe  3
Long-tailed Jaeger  1, In the middle of the Reservoir. Gull-like shape riding high on the water. Long tail pointed quite high. Elegant proportions.   Round head with a stout bill. At certain angles you could see some light edging on the back feathers.
Ring-billed Gull  30
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Mourning Dove  3
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  1
Barn Swallow  4
American Robin  2
European Starling  10
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Western Meadowlark  3
Yellow-headed Blackbird  4
Brewer's Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1

Sep 20, 2014 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Stationary
22 species

Canada Goose  20
Wood Duck  8
American Wigeon  30
Mallard  40, some still in eclipse plumage, see slide show
Blue-winged Teal  3
Ring-necked Duck  1
Pied-billed Grebe  6
American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Snowy Egret  1
American Coot  4
Killdeer  8
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Baird's Sandpiper  1
Wilson's Snipe  13
Franklin's Gull  3
Ring-billed Gull  60
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  20
Blue Jay  2
American Robin  1
Song Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  1