Wild Bird Center Saturday Bird Walks
birders
Every Saturday Morning

  - From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am -

    Meet at Wild Bird Center of Boulder

      1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO 80301 

       (303) 442-1322   

 

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!

 

To Sign Up for our Saturday Bird Walks List (to receive results from our Bird Walks) or be removed from the Bird Walks list, simply click on the "Join our Bird Walk email list!" button on the  right nav under "QuickLinks".  (Note: The Saturday Bird Walks list is a separate list from our "Monthly eNewsletters" and you will need to update your preferences if you would like to receive both.) 

 

  --Thanks, Steve   

 

December 7, 2013.  Partly cloudy and cold. 0�F. 2-4 mph.
                                            5 hardy participants.
binoculars and child

Intense birding this morning - not for the faint of heart. It has been cold for days here in Boulder County. Last week we enjoyed mild temps and open water, but
so much has changed since then. The only open water we found this morning was Boulder Reservoir and Left Hand Creek. Look at the fog images from the
Reservoir on the slide show.


View our Saturday, December 7, 2013 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
___________________________________________________ 
Note to CHROME  Desktop Users:
If you are using Chrome for your browser and can't view the photos, 
click on this link for the Bird Walk photos and then on the Slide Show 
icon on the navigation bar just under the title on the Flickr page.
 
Note to MOBILE Device Users:
If you would like to view our Saturday Bird Walk photos on your mobile devices, download the Flickr app for Android or iOs:
Flickr app for iOS devices
___________________________________________________ 

Boulder Reservoir:  
Dec 7, 2013 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
20 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling Goose  100
Canada Goose  400
Northern Shoveler  8
Common Goldeneye  6
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Horned Grebe  1
Western Grebe  2
Bald Eagle  3
Rough-Legged Hawk   1
Red-tailed Hawk  8
American Coot  30
Ring-billed Gull  10
Larus sp.  1, large lumbering gull flying in the fog. Possible Great Black-Backed.
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)  1
American Kestrel  5
Black-billed Magpie  2
American Crow  6
Townsend's Solitaire  1
American Robin  2
European Starling  10
American Tree Sparrow  1
Western Meadowlark  1, it sang once!

Lagerman Reservoir:  
Dec 7, 2013 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
6 species

Canada Goose  3
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  4
American Kestrel  2
Black-billed Magpie  2
European Starling  40

Left Hand Creek @ Nimbus Rd:
Dec 7, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
8 species

Snow Goose  1, see Bird of the Day
Canada Goose  100
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Rock Pigeon  60
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
American Kestrel  2
Townsend's Solitaire  1
European Starling  20

Wild Bird Center:
Dec 7, 2013 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
8 species

Ring-billed Gull  4
Rock Pigeon  30
Northern Flicker  1
Common Raven  2
American Robin  2
European Starling  20
House Finch  8
House Sparrow  10
________________________________________________

Total species seen:  26
 
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.
Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO                  Like us on Facebook   View our videos on YouTube
DEC 7, 2013
Wild Bird Center
Boulder, Colorado

Like us on Facebook   View our videos on YouTube
Quick Links

Bird of the Day
December 7, 2013 Saturday Bird Walk

Snow Goose
�Steve Frye
Click to Enlarge 
 
Snow Goose  
  The snow goose is our Bird of the Day, but we only got to see its head poking about the weeds. You can always count on seeing geese when the weather is
bitter cold. Look for odd geese in the corn fields during the day.


Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Snow Goose

BirdFellow
Snow Goose

Youtube Video
by LabofOrnithology   
Through the Lens:Snow Goose Migration

Boulder Reservoir
�Carolyn Beach
Click to Enlarge

Eastern Cottontail
�Carolyn Beach
Click to Enlarge 


Product Special
Coupon
Peanuts In-Shell  
 
15% Off! 
Jays are caching nuts for the winter already! Help them out with this deal on their favorite meal.

Visit our Online Catalog  
Call and mention this Coupon or visit our store to redeem
303.442.1322.
Not to be combined
with other offers.
     Expires 12/15/13