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May 3, 2014
Partly Cloudy and mild. 55�F. 2-15 mph. 25 participants.
binoculars and child

Welcome to my favorite birding month. Lots of birds come through this month, also many of the summer residents return. As you will see from the slide show, it is also a great month for flowers.


View our Saturday, May 3, 2014
Bird Walk  SLIDE SHOW

Wild Bird Center:
May 3, 2014 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
3 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Common Raven  1
Violet-green Swallow  3, checking out the bird houses in front of the store

Doudy Draw:
May 3, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
17 species

Mallard  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3, acrobatics
White-throated Swift  20
Say's Phoebe  1
Western Scrub-Jay  2
Black-billed Magpie  2
Common Raven  1
American Robin  2
European Starling  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Spotted Towhee  4
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Western Meadowlark  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  1

South Mesa Trail:  
May 3, 2014 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
11 species

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Say's Phoebe  1
Black-billed Magpie  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Spotted Towhee  1
Western Meadowlark  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Bullock's Oriole  1, see Bird of the Day
American Goldfinch  1

Baseline Reservoir:
May 3, 2014 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
22 species

Gadwall  30
Mallard  14
Northern Shoveler  40
Green-winged Teal  10
Redhead  10
Bufflehead  2
Hooded Merganser  10
Common Loon  1
Eared Grebe  4
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  3
Turkey Vulture  4
Bald Eagle  1
Killdeer  1
Baird's Sandpiper  3
Least Sandpiper  9
Franklin's Gull  30
American Crow  10
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  2
Song Sparrow  1
Common Grackle  1
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Total species seen:  41
 
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.
birders
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   

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MAY 3, 2014
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Bird of the Day
May 3, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Bullock's Oriole
�Steve Frye    
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Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Orioles are birds that show up late and leave early. So I was surprised to hear one sing out this morning. Usually, I wouldn't be looking for them until after the first week of May. It's good to see that things are moving along. Enjoy them while you can because by mid-July they are on their way back home. 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds    
 Bullock's Oriole      

BirdFellow
Bullock's Oriole

Youtube Video by WyomingNaturalist 
Wyoming Wildlife: Birds - Bullock's Oriole

Rapid Evolution in Orioles of the Genus Icterus
by Kendall Corbin &
Charles Sibley
Violet-Green Swallow
�Steve Frye
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Apple Blossom
�Steve Frye
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Black-Capped Chickadee
�Neal Zaun
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Least Sandpipers
�Clark Anderson
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