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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Sunny and pleasant. 65�F. 2-4 mph. 11 participants.

Fall songbird migration seems to be in full swing. Get outside now! We had a wonderful walk along the now placid St. Vrain River. One year ago, we would have been birding under about eight feet of water where we were today. A new visitor to Golden Ponds might not even realize that a flood had occurred a year ago. Nature heals and people build. We had a sharp-shinned hawk that kept crossing our path this morning. While I enjoy seeing sharpies, it does tend to clear the rest of the birds out. At one point, the sharp-shinned flew away from us and in the distance we saw huge clouds of songbirds scattering to avoid capture.

View our Regular Saturday, September 13, 2014 Bird Walk

Slide Show

Lagerman Reservoir:
Sep 13, 2014 7:50 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
22 species

Canada Goose 2
Ruddy Duck 10
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Sabine's Gull 1, possible
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 1
American Kestrel 1
Black-billed Magpie 3
Horned Lark 2
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 10
European Starling 30
Vesper Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Western Meadowlark 3
American Goldfinch 1

Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area:

Sep 13, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
30 species

Canada Goose 40
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Swainson's Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1, Flashy vireo with broad spectacles. Good contrast between the blue-gray cheek and the whitish throat. See Bird of the Day
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Violet-green Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 200
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Bushtit 2
European Starling 20
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Wilson's Warbler 14
Chipping Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2

Total species seen: 43

Note: Species in bold are birds that were special on the walk for
reasons like a great view, out-of-season, great numbers, or rarity.

Every Saturday Morning

- From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am -

Meet at Wild Bird Center of Boulder

1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301

(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!

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--Thanks, Steve

Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Wild Bird Center

Boulder, Colorado

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Bird of the Day
September 13, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Blue-Headed Vireo

�Steve Frye

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Blue-Headed Vireo

This was a "state" bird for me, meaning I had never seen one in the state before this morning. For many others on the walk the blue-headed vireo was a life bird! The blue-headed is a bird of eastern North America which rarely graces our state. Formerly known as the eastern race of the solitary vireo, several years ago the species was split from one species and three subspecies to create three new species; blue-headed, Cassin's, and plumbeous. Our most common of the three is the plumbeous vireo. We had some great looks at this bird until our friend the sharp-shinned hawk came around.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds

Blue-Headed Vireo

BirdFellow

Blue-Headed Vireo

Youtube Video by
Scott Ramos

Blue-Headed Vireo