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Saturday, August 16, 2014
Sunny and hot. 80�F. 2-8 mph. 8 participants.
binoculars and child

We worked for it this morning. It was a little quiet up at Betasso, even though we had some good numbers of a few species. Birds like pygmy nuthatches and chipping sparrows make you work because they don't stay still! Lots of good blooming up in the hills still, thanks to our occasional rains this summer.

View our Regular Saturday, August 16, 2014 Bird Walk 
Betasso Preserve:
Aug 16, 2014 7:50 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
25 species

Osprey  1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird  8
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  4
Western Wood-Pewee  1
Steller's Jay  2
American Crow  1
Common Raven  1
Violet-green Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  1
Mountain Chickadee  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Pygmy Nuthatch  40
House Wren  3
Western Bluebird  10
Mountain Bluebird  1
Chipping Sparrow  60
Vesper Sparrow  1
Lark Sparrow  6
Lazuli Bunting  1, didn't find this one until I looked at my pictures
Bullock's Oriole  1
House Finch  2
Red Crossbill  6
Pine Siskin  2
Lesser Goldfinch  4

Total species seen:  25
 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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  - From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am -

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      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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August 16, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

White-Breasted Nuthatch
�Steve Frye   
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White-Breasted Nuthatch  
I love watching nuthatches. We were lacking for a Bird of the Day until a pair of white-breasted nuthatches showed up in the tree we were standing near. They worked the tree hopping all over it every which way in true nuthatch fashion. Their comical movements are why I call nuthatches "nutheads".

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