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Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − October 1, 2016
Sunny and mild. 60°F. 2-5 mph. 9 participants.
 
Fall migration is very weather dependent. Birds ride cold fronts down from the north to give
Snowy Egrets ©Steve Frye
them some extra push. Therefore, beautiful warm fall days are not necessarily when you will have the best bird watching. Make sure to get out there on blustery days after big cold fronts pass through.
 
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Bird of the Day
Greater Yellowlegs − Tringa melanoleuca

Over the last few months, we have been discussing the finer points of yellowleg identification
Greater Yellowlegs  ©Neal Zaun
on the Saturday walk. I think I'm almost ready to stop calling them all medium yellowlegs instead of greater and lesser. One of the fine points is bill color. Greaters have a longer gray and black bill, whereas lessers have a solid black bill in all plumages.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Greater Yellowlegs
 
South Dakota Birds and Birding:  Lesser Yellowlegs vs Greater Yellowlegs
 
Flickriver:  Greater Yellowlegs
Bird Count: Saturday, October 1, 2016
  
 
Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, CO-US
Oct 1, 2016  7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
American White Pelican, Ring-Billed Gull and American Wigeon
©Neal Zaun
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
33 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 30
Gadwall 40
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 70
Blue-winged Teal 10
Northern Shoveler 10
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American Goldfinch  ©Steve Frye

Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 6
Killdeer 6
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Ring-billed Gull 8
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
American Robin 2
Great Blue Heron ©Steve Frye

European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
     Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
     Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 1
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 8
Brewer's Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
 
Walden & Sawhill Ponds Wildlife Habitats, Boulder, Colorado, US
Oct 1, 2016 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Wilson's Snipe ©Steve Frye

Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
27 species

Canada Goose 10
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 60
Mallard 30
Blue-winged Teal 20
Green-winged Teal 10
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Spotted Spreadwing ©David Benson

American White Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Snowy Egret 7
Killdeer 10
Wilson's Snipe 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2, see Bird of the Day
Ring-billed Gull 30
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 80
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Eastern Cottontail ©David Benson

Common Grackle 2
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 6
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Total species seen: 42 
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Golden Currant ©David Benson








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