Every Saturday Morning
- From 7:30 a.m. (promptly) to 10 am - 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 |
May 25, 2013 Sunny and warm. 65�F. 2-4 mph. 5 participants.
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We've transitioned from migration to nesting and territory this spring. I was joined by many photographers this morning so our slideshow is fantastic. I also took the first video clip for the Saturday Walk. There were lots of western tailed-blues (butterflies) puddling on the trail and wildflowers which you will see on the slideshow. View our Saturday, May 25, 2013 Bird Walk
South Mesa Trail:
May 25, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 32 speciesMallard 3 Turkey Vulture 6 Mourning Dove 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 4, one female building a nestBelted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Say's Phoebe 1Plumbeous Vireo 1Warbling Vireo 2 Western Scrub-Jay 3 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6, two giving heck to a chatAmerican Robin 2Gray Catbird 4 Cedar Waxwing 3 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Yellow-breasted Chat 6Spotted Towhee 6 Chipping Sparrow 4 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Blue Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting 8, see bird of the dayBrown-headed Cowbird 6 Bullock's Oriole 4House Finch 4 Lesser Goldfinch 2 American Goldfinch 4 Wild Bird Center:
May 25, 2013 7:15 AM - 7:30 AM Protocol: Stationary 5 speciesRock Pigeon 10 Common Raven 2 Violet-green Swallow 2, nesting at the storeHouse Finch 6 House Sparrow 4 ________________________________________________ Total species seen: 36
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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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Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO
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