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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Sunny and warm. 80�F. 2-4 mph. 7 participants.

A toasty mid-summer bird walk (like they're supposed to be) this morning. We went looking for orioles before they leave. We really wanted to find an orchard oriole, but were unsure if we saw one or not. However, we found a family group of Bullock's Orioles with the parents feeding the recently fledged young.

Note: Next week on the bird walk, July 26th, we will go on a bird and butterfly walk with local expert naturalist Jan Chu. The morning will start out mostly birds and then progress (as it gets hotter) to being mostly about butterflies. This will be a great natural history experience! We will leave the Wild Bird Center at the usual time of 7:30 am and return about 11:00 am. Call the Wild Bird Center if you have any questions: 303-442-1322.

View our Regular Saturday, July 19, 2014 Bird Walk Slide Show

White Rocks Trail:
Jul 19, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
40 species

Canada Goose 12
Mallard 20, some in eclipse plumage
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American White Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 3
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 10
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 4
Western Wood-Pewee 4
Western Kingbird 8
Eastern Kingbird 6
Warbling Vireo 1, look for the "Where's Waldo" images on the slide show
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Tree Swallow 4
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 14
Cliff Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 6
American Robin 4
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 2
Blue Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Bullock's Oriole 8
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4

Teller Farm & Lakes:

Jul 19, 2014 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
10 species

Pied-billed Grebe 8
American White Pelican 3
American Coot 20
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 3
American Kestrel 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
House Finch 4
House Sparrow 1

Total species seen: 45

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

JULY 19, 2014

Wild Bird Center

Boulder, Colorado

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Bird of the Day
July 19, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Western Kingbirds

�Neal Zaun

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Western Kingbird

You've heard that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Well, that is what happened with the Bird of the Day today. The squeaky bird got the distinction of Bird of the Day. Both kingbirds were with us at many times during the walk and one could make an argument for either or another bird to be Bird of the Day. We saw a family group of western kingbirds very early on in the walk and that image stayed with us.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds

Western Kingbird

BirdFellow

Western Kingbird

Youtube Video by
John Dame

Western Kingbird Babies