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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − September 16, 2017
Cloudy and cool with some rain. 60°F. 2-4 mph.  20 participants.

Someone on the bird walk this morning asked me what the birds were doing to get ready for winter. I replied, 'they're getting' the hell outta here'. A glib response, I suppose, but not far off the mark for many species. The real answer is more complex, but essentially many of the birds are either on their way or preparing to leave. We saw that this morning in the kettle of turkey vultures and the tree full of swallows.

Photographs from September 16, 2017 Wild Bird  Company  Saturday  Morning Bird Walk
       
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Bald Eagle − Haliaeetus leucocephalus  
 

  
  
   
 
My first view of the bald eagle this morning was of it heading directly at me, low over the ponds. A very dramatic scene and quite thrilling to have it staring you down as it approaches closer and closer. It eventually pulled up and perched right beside another eagle (presumably its mate). What a time not to have my camera! Anyway, they put on a good show for us and I am thankful.

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Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle ©Neal Zaun

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Bird Count: Saturday, September 16, 2017


Lagerman Reservoir,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Sat Sep 16, 2017  7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
15 species

Canada Goose 2
Bald Eagles ©Neal Zaun

American Wigeon 8
Mallard 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Eared Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 20
Killdeer 6
Ring-billed Gull 60
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
American Kestrel 1
Barn Swallow 4
Western Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20

Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Sep 16, 2017 8:55 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
29 species

Wood Duck 10
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 12
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron ©Neal Zaun

Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 30
Bald Eagle 2, see Bird of the Day
Killdeer 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 70, Two dead trees full of tree swallows near the parking lot.
Barn Swallow 30
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 20
Red-winged Blackbird 8
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 6

Left Hand Creek at Nimbus Rd, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Sep 16, 2017 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
18 species

Canada Goose 150
Great Blue Heron ©Neal Zaun

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Cassin's Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 2
Vesper Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 80
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
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              Total species seen:  39
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