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March 8, 2014
Sunny and mild. 35�F. 2-5 mph. 5 participants.
binoculars and child

Our day of slush yesterday gave way to a beautiful spring-like morning. We started frozen and ended up with the trees raining off their icy coats.  Look for the bluebirds coming through in the next few weeks!


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Boulder Reservoir complex:
Mar 8, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
13 species

Canada Goose  30
Common Merganser  3, the only birds on the Res
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Eurasian Collared-Dove  8
Northern Flicker  3
American Kestrel  1
Northern Shrike  1
Black-billed Magpie  1
American Robin  1
European Starling  4
Red-winged Blackbird  6, see Bird of the Day
House Finch  2

Sombrero Marsh & Pond:
Mar 8, 2014 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
18 species

Gadwall  30
Mallard  4
Northern Shoveler  10
Green-winged Teal  2
Canvasback  1
Ring-necked Duck  2
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  4
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's)  1
American Coot  8
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
American Robin  3
European Starling  4
Song Sparrow  2
Red-winged Blackbird  12, see Bird of the Day
House Finch  2

Baseline Reservoir--southwest corner:
Mar 8, 2014 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
11 species

Canada Goose  20
Ring-necked Duck  8
Common Goldeneye  12
Hooded Merganser  3
Common Merganser  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Ring-billed Gull  50
Herring Gull  8
American Crow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  2, see Bird of the Day

Centennial Trail:
Mar 8, 2014 9:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
12 species

Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Townsend's Solitaire  1
American Robin  4
European Starling  6
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2, see Bird of the Day
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  1
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Total species seen:  36
 
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 -

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      1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301 

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--Thanks, Steve   

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MARCH 8, 2014
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March 8, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Red-Winged Blackbird
�Steve Frye  
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Red-Winged Blackbird   
  We did not see a great number of birds today, but at all the places we visited there were birds singing. One of those singing birds was the red-winged blackbird. The song of a red-wing is quintessential spring. I would bet that even non-birders associate the song of a red-winged blackbird with spring. Not all of our red-wings have returned, but the few that are here are setting up territories and announcing them with song. On these warm days of late winter, get out to your local patch of cattails to see and hear the red-winged blackbirds ushering in spring.

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Red-Winged Blackbird

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Red-Winged Blackbird


Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs
�Steve Frye
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Red-Tailed Hawk
�Steve Frye 
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