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March 29, 2014
Partly cloudy (but we were under a wave cloud all morning) and cool.
 35�F. 2-5 mph. 15 participants.
binoculars and child

When I stepped out of my door this morning before dawn, I heard robins singing. Spring is here! I thought despite the chilly conditions. And the robins didn't stop at my door, they were all over South Mesa this morning. More and more singing can be heard these days. Don't let them pass you by without giving a listen.

Wild Bird Center Employee Bill Eeds moved to Louisiana last week. I know many of you, as well as I, will miss him. Please send your good thoughts his way. Thanks for all your good work and friendship while at the Wild Bird Center.


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South Mesa Trail:
Mar 29, 2014 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
15 species

Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1 , see Bird of the Day   
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  2
Western Scrub-Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Mountain Bluebird  1
American Robin  30
European Starling  8
Spotted Towhee  3, singing
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Western Meadowlark  1
House Finch  1

Baseline Reservoir:
Mar 29, 2014 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
21 species

Cackling Goose  60
Canada Goose  10
Gadwall  30
Mallard  20
Northern Pintail  1
Green-winged Teal  1
Redhead  6
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  12
Hooded Merganser  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  3
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  24
Herring Gull  2
Blue Jay  1
Black-billed Magpie  1
American Crow  12
European Starling  2
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Great-tailed Grackle  1
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Total species seen:  33
 
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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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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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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Bird of the Day
March 29, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
�Neal Zaun    
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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
  We found this sapsucker diligently tending its sap wells. You can see the wells in some of the images. Note that this bird has a red throat bordered in black whereas our summer resident red-naped sapsucker has a red throat bordered in white and black. Thankfully, our bird from this morning was not as shy as most yellow-bellies are. Perhaps, that is why cartoons have singled this bird out as being cowardly. 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds    

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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

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WIld Bird Video Productions    


American Crow
�Steve Frye
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Western Scrub-Jay
�Neal Zaun
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