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June 28, 2014
Sunny, pleasant turning warm. 70�F. 2-4 mph. 13 participants.
binoculars and child


A delightful morning walking along Old St. Vrain Road where, in the morning, you are in shade most of the way. The theme of the day turned into nesting. We found nesting wood-pewees and orioles and we also saw cedar waxwings, a hummingbird, and cordilleran flycatchers building nests. We also saw recently fledged downy woodpeckers, robins, and house finches. A good morning for witnessing nesting.

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Old Saint Vrain Road:
Jun Jun 28, 2014 7:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
41 species

Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  4
White-throated Swift  1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird  5, one nest building
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  6, recently fledged
Northern Flicker  4
American Kestrel  2
Prairie Falcon  1
Western Wood-Pewee  6, one bringing food to nest
Cordilleran Flycatcher  4, one or two nest building
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
Black-billed Magpie  1
Common Raven  2
Tree Swallow  1
Violet-green Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  4
Cliff Swallow  40, collecting mud
Black-capped Chickadee  6, recently fledged
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  4
American Robin  6
Gray Catbird  2
European Starling  4
Cedar Waxwing  10, at least two nest building
Yellow Warbler  8
Yellow-breasted Chat  3
Spotted Towhee  4
Black-headed Grosbeak  4
Blue Grosbeak  1
Lazuli Bunting  8, see Bird of the Day
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Bullock's Oriole  6
House Finch  8
Lesser Goldfinch  6
American Goldfinch  4

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.
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Bird of the Day
June 28, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Lazuli Bunting
�Steve Frye    
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Lazuli Bunting    
By sheer oohs and aahs the lazuli was chosen as the Bird of the Day. Close runners up were the nest building cedar waxwings and the very close by nest building hummingbird. The lazuli buntings were still singing and defending territory so it's still a good time to look for them. Try to get the sun behind you so the blue in the buntings really shows off. With birds that are blue, it's all about the geometry of you the bird and the sun. Backlit blue birds look like mud.


Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds    

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Lazuli Bunting

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Downy Woodpecker
�sSteve Frye
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Cedar Waxwing Nest
�Steve Frye
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Violet-Green Swallow
�ASteve Frye
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