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   

 

January 25, 2014.   Sunny and cool. 35�F. 2-8 mph.
                                           9 participants.
binoculars and child

Earlier this week, word went out that a Pacific Wren was spotted in back of Sawhill Ponds. When we got there this morning the place was crawling with
birders all milling about, pishing, and bushwhacking to get a glimpse of this secretive bird. So there was no real chance of seeing it when we showed up.


View our Saturday, January 25, 2014 Bird Walk SLIDE SHOW
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Walden & Sawhill Ponds:
Jan 25, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
25 species

Canada Goose  100
Gadwall  8
American Wigeon  12
Mallard  20
Canvasback  8
Ring-necked Duck  40
Common Goldeneye  4
Hooded Merganser  8
Common Merganser  6
Great Blue Heron  2
Bald Eagle  2, one eating a duck/goose on the ice
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Ring-billed Gull  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  60
Great Horned Owl  1
American Kestrel  2
Black-billed Magpie  3, one eating what the eagle left
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Townsend's Solitaire  1
European Starling  8
American Tree Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Red-winged Blackbird  8
American Goldfinch  4

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Total species seen:  25
 
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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Bird of the Day
January 25, 2014
Saturday Bird Walk

Canvasbacks 
�Carolyn Beach   
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Canvasback     
  Sometimes it's hard to pick the Bird of the Day. We can't always pick birds of prey, can we? We certainly had opportunities to pick a bird of prey today, but I voted for canvasback. Canvasback are beautiful ducks which have seen dramatically reduced numbers over the last century. So I always feel privileged to see them.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
All About Birds
Canvasback

BirdFellow
Canvasback

Youtube Video
by BirdSpyFilms    
Bathing Canvasback

Great-Horned Owl
�Alison Sheets
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Frosty Racoon Tracks
�Steve Frye
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