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June 7, 2014
Partly cloudy and cool. 60�F. 3-10 mph. 19 participants.
binoculars and child

I had three "target" species for this morning's walk. We got great looks at one, I thought I heard another, and the third there was no trace of. Combined with all the other birds we saw, I think we did well. The two birds we dipped on were rose-breasted grosbeak and little blue heron. There is always something excited to find when you're a bird watcher.

View our Regular Saturday, June 7, 2014 Bird Walk 

Wild Bird Center:
Jun 7, 2014 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Common Raven  1
Violet-green Swallow  3
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  4

Boulder Creek--75th St:
Jun 7, 2014 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
12 species

Wood Duck  1
Mallard  1
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Black Phoebe  1, see Bird of the Day     
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  1
House Wren  1
American Robin  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
House Sparrow  1

Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
Jun 7, 2014 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
46 species

Canada Goose  50, Many family groups with goslings.
Blue-winged Teal  4
Common Merganser  1
Wild Turkey  1, at Munson's Farm.
Double-crested Cormorant  8
American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  2
Swainson's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Virginia Rail  2
American Avocet  4
Killdeer  6
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  8
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Western Wood-Pewee  6
Eastern Kingbird  4, compare image to black phoebe
Warbling Vireo  4
Black-billed Magpie  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  20
Cliff Swallow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  1
House Wren  8
American Robin  4
European Starling  2
Cedar Waxwing  2
Common Yellowthroat  4
Yellow Warbler  10
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Western Meadowlark  1
Yellow-headed Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Bullock's Oriole  4
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  1

Total species seen:  56
 
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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--Thanks, Steve   

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JUNE 7, 2014
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Bird of the Day
June 7, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Black Phoebe
�Steve Frye    
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Black Phoebe   
In the recent past, Eastern Phoebes have found their way to Boulder County and are now seemingly comfortable and here to stay. Today, we watched a black phoebe hunting and perching and acting like it's on territory. It made a few trips under the 75th Street Bridge which might indicate that it is or was nest building under there. This section of the creek path is closed so we were unable to investigate. Black phoebes are a southwestern species which are always around water. Pete Dunne calls them the aqua phoebe because of its affinity for water.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
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Black Phoebe

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Killdeer
�Neal Zaun
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Song Sparrow
�Steve Frye
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Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
�Carolyn Beach
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Canada Geese  
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