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!

 

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  --Thanks, Steve   

 

September 14, 2013   Mostly cloudy and humid. 65�F. 2-4 mph.
                                                4 participants.
binoculars and child


In the aftermath of the massive flooding, all Open Space areas are closed, leaving us with far fewer bird watching locations to choose from. That, combined with the status of the roads, helped us to choose walking from the store to see our birds this morning. It was a surreal experience to walk along Boulder Creek thinking that the rushing waters had recently been destroying so many lives, and so much land and property.

We would like to send out our thoughts and prayers to all in the region and especially to our customers who were affected by the flooding. We hope that your recovery will be swift and you can move on with your lives soon.

View our Saturday, September 14, 2013 Bird Walk 
SLIDE SHOW

Boulder Creek--University of Colorado Campus:  
Sep 14, 2013 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
23 species

Turkey Vulture  18
Rock Pigeon  40
Chimney Swift  6, still with us
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)  6, two chasing each other
American Kestrel  1
Peregrine Falcon  1, with prey
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Western Wood-Pewee  2
Western Kingbird  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  4
Common Raven  1
Barn Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  8
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  6
European Starling  6
Wilson's Warbler  14, see Bird of the Day
House Finch  8
Lesser Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  20

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Total species seen:  23
 
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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Sept 14, 2013
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Bird of the Day
September 14, 2013 Saturday Bird Walk
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Wilson's Warbler
 �Edie Israel 
Wilson's Warbler
  Several times this morning we got into flocks of Wilson's; all chipping and flitting about rapidly. It's hard to get a good photo of a Wilson's because they are  always on the move. Every time we encountered the Wilson's they were associating with chickadees - increasing the frenetic atmosphere. 

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Youtube Video by
VideoBirder
Wilson's Warbler

null Boulder Creek at CU
�Steve Frye
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null Cat-Faced Spider
�Steve Frye
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  null Mud Ripples  
�Steve Frye          
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