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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − October 21, 2017
Sunny and windy. 45°F. 10-25 mph. 11 participants.

White-Crowned Sparrow
©Steve Frye

Ducks are the most cooperative birds to view when it's windy out. Therefore, we went searching for ducks primarily this morning. And, we found some! It was great to have so many new species for the fall migration showing up today.

           Photographs from October 21, 2017
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Bird of the Day
     
Northern Pintail −
Anas acuta
  
 

 
  
   
 
The Northern Pintail is one of the top, if not the top, most elegant duck we see. What they lack in flashy or gaudy colors, they easily make up for in pattern, shape, and demeanor. They truly are breathtaking. However, they are also quite shy and it can be difficult to get a great look (or picture) of them. They are a photographic nemesis bird for me.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Northern Pintails  ©Steve Frye

State of North America's Birds 2016 by U.S North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI):

BirdFellow:  Northern Pintail

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:  

Pintail Images from Previous Wild Bird
Company Walks:  Northern Pintail

Youtube Video by The24Keeps:  Northern Pintail Courtship
Bird Count: Saturday, October 21, 2017


Sombrero March & Pond,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:40 AM- 8:15 AM
American White Pelican 
©Clark Anderson
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
23 species

Canada Goose 40
Northern Shoveler 30
Gadwall 100
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 10
Northern Pintail 6, see Bird of the Day
Green-winged Teal 2
Ring-necked Duck 16
Bufflehead 4
Ruddy Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 30
American Wigeon and Gadwall  ©Steve Frye

Ring-billed Gull 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12

Community Presbyterian Pond, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Oct 21, 2017 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
16 species
Gadwall ©Steve Frye


Canada Goose 10
Northern Shoveler 6
Gadwall 80
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 30
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 8
Pied-billed Grebe 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 20
Ring-billed Gull 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 20
Red-winged Blackbird 2
American Goldfinch 1

Walden & Sawhill Ponds Wildlife Habitats, Boulder, Colorado, US
Oct 21, 2017 8:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Ring-Billed Gull  ©Clark Anderson

Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
23 species

Canada Goose 20
Northern Shoveler 10
Gadwall 200
American Wigeon 50
Mallard 40
Northern Pintail 8, see Bird of the Day
Green-winged Teal 40
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 1
Snowy Egret 5 
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 20
Killdeer 4
Mallard Pair ©Steve Frye

Least Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 30
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 100
Belted Kingfisher 2
American Robin 6
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2

Teller Farm & Lakes, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Oct 21, 2017 9:55 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
16 species

Canada Goose 20
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 20
Sombrero Marsh  ©Steve Frye
 

American Wigeon 4
Canvasback 8
Ring-necked Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American Coot 300
Ring-billed Gull 4
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 40
American Robin 4
European Starling 6
White-crowned Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
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  Total species seen:  38
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