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June 14, 2014
Sunny, warm, but with a cool breeze. 65�F. 2-8 mph. 18 participants.
binoculars and child

We headed up to Sage Trail on the western side of Boulder Valley Ranch Open Space today. This is the same area where I photographed the bull snake and flicker last week. This is a great place in the spring and early summer because it has a boundary between a riparian area and a grassland. Every good birder knows that habitat boundaries are great places to look for birds.


View our Regular Saturday, June 14, 2014 Bird Walk 

Wild Bird Center:
Jun Jun 14, 2014 7:20 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Broad-tailed Hummingbird  1
Violet-green Swallow  2
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  4

Boulder Valley Ranch - Sage Trail:
Jun 14, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
31 species

Mallard  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Mourning Dove  6
Black-chinned Hummingbird  2, We saw two males at different spots on the trail about 0.5 miles apart. Same bird?
Northern Flicker  1
Western Wood-Pewee  6
Hammond's Flycatcher  1
Western Kingbird  4
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  2
Barn Swallow  2
House Wren  12
American Robin  4
European Starling  6
Yellow Warbler  8
Yellow-breasted Chat  4
Spotted Towhee  1
Vesper Sparrow  1
Lark Sparrow  4
Summer Tanager  1, see Bird of the Day. A large all red tanager which did not appear to have dark auriculars or wings. We first heard its sweet grosbeak-like song.
Blue Grosbeak  4
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Western Meadowlark  3
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Bullock's Oriole  6
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4 

Total species seen:  35
 
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 14, 2014
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Bird of the Day
June 14, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Summer Tanager
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Summer Tanager    
I did not get a great look at the summer tanager, but it was long enough to see that it was a large all-red tanager without darker wings and cheeks (auriculars) like a hepatic. It also had a round light-gray beak. Summer tanager is North America's only all red bird. I heard the tanager's sweet grosbeak-like song several times before I saw it. Included in the slide show is a distant view of the tanager taken by Jack Klase. Thanks Jack.

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Summer Tanager

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