Wild Bird Center Saturday Bird Walks
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Cloudy, humid, and chilly. 30�F. 2-5 mph. 9 participants.
binoculars and child
 
We had to work for it this morning. There was not a lot of bird activity (at least at the places we had selected) this morning. It seemed that every time I tried to look at a bird (or photograph it) all kinds of twigs or grasses were in the way. Those things combined with the weather, made it a bit of a slog. Still, it was wonderful to be in the elements with good people doing what we love.

Book Signing this Weekend:
Local naturalist and author Ann Cooper will be at the store signing copies of her two new books on dragonflies; Dragonflies of the Colorado Front Range: A Photographic Guide and Dragonflies: Q & A Guide: Fascinating Facts About Their Life in the Wild. The signing will be held at the Wild Bird Center from 10:00 to Noon on Saturday December 13th. This will be a great opportunity to get a gift for yourself or a naturalist friend. If you know someone who is a birder, it's time to turn them into a dragonflier as well!

View our Regular Saturday, December 6, 2014 Bird Walk 

South Mesa Trail: 
Dec 6, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM 
Protocol: Traveling 
0.75 mile(s) 
12 species

Mallard  3 
Northern Flicker  6 
Northern Shrike  1 
Western Scrub-Jay  1 
Black-billed Magpie  2 
Black-capped Chickadee  4 
Townsend's Solitaire  1 
American Robin  2 
European Starling  4 
Dark-eyed Junco  2 
House Finch  4 
American Goldfinch  2

Baseline Reservoir:   
Dec 6, 2014 8:55 AM - 9:05 AM 
Protocol: Stationary 
6 species

Common Goldeneye  10 
Common Merganser  5 
Red-tailed Hawk  3 
Ring-billed Gull  10 
Eurasian Collared-Dove  12 
American Crow  4

Centennial Trail:   
Dec 6, 2014 9:10 AM - 10:40 AM 
Protocol: Traveling 
1.25 mile(s) 
27 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2 
Mallard  4 
Red-tailed Hawk  2 
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2 
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1 
Belted Kingfisher  1 
Downy Woodpecker  2 
Hairy Woodpecker  1 
Northern Flicker  1 
American Kestrel  1 
Blue Jay  1 
Black-billed Magpie  2 
American Crow  6 
Common Raven  1 
Black-capped Chickadee  6 
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1 
White-breasted Nuthatch  3 
Brown Creeper  2 
Townsend's Solitaire  1 
American Robin  30 
European Starling  4 
Cedar Waxwing  4 
Dark-eyed Junco  3 
    Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)  2 
    Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided)  2 
House Finch  4 
Cassin's Finch  4 
American Goldfinch  2 
House Sparrow  2 

 

Total species seen:  31
 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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Bird of the Day
December 6, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk
 
White-Breasted Nuthatch   
�Kevin Rutherford
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White-Breasted Nuthatch  

Today was a "dartboard" selection day for Bird of the Day. We had many fun bird vignettes on the walk, but no dramatic climax or event that really stuck out. It could have been the northern shrike, Townsend's Solitaire, Cassin's Finch, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, or even the mallards, but in the end I chose the white-breasted nuthatch for its close and always entertaining antics. Nuthatches and chickadees just make me happy.      

  

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
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Blue Jay  
�Kevin Rutherford
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Black-Capped Chickadee  
�Steve Frye
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Dark-Eyed Junco
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American Kestrel
�Kevin Rutherford   
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