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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Mostly cloudy and warm. 75�F. 2-6 mph. 23 participants.

Today was our annual Bird and Butterfly Walk. I must thank Jan Chu very much for coming with us and teaching about butterflies. Today's weather was not the greatest for butterflies because it was cloudy, but we did see many swallowtails sailing around. The following is Jan's list for the morning. Look on the slide show to see a few of these.

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Slide Show

Butterflies seen on Saturday 07.26.14:
Two-tailed Swallowtail
several swallowtail unidentified species
Cabbage Whites
Orange Sulphurs
Aphrodite Fritillary
Field Crescent
(Apricot Moth)

Old Saint Vrain Road:

Jul 26, 2014 7:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
39 species

Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10
Mourning Dove 4
White-throated Swift 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 8
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 1
Western Wood-Pewee 8
Cordilleran Flycatcher 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Violet-green Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 20
Cliff Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Canyon Wren 1
House Wren 6
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 20
Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Spotted Towhee 4
Lark Sparrow 1
Western Tanager 6
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Lazuli Bunting 4
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Bullock's Oriole 1
House Finch 8
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 6
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2

Total species seen: 39

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.

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Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO

JULY 26, 2014

Wild Bird Center

Boulder, Colorado

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Bird of the Day
July 26, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Canyon Wren

�Neal Zaun

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Canyon Wren

We had a brief, but close, visit from a canyon wren on the walk this morning. It was being very vocal and very mobile. I did not even get a picture shot. Luckily, Neal Zaun was able to capture one image of our speedy visitor. Later in the walk we were able to hear the wren give its beautiful descending song several times from high on the bluff.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds

Canyon Wren

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Canyon Wren

Youtube Video by
Frank Ritcey

Another Canyon Wren Moment at Rattlesnake Bluffs