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Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − December 3, 2016
Partly cloudy and cool. 25°F. 2-6 mph. 9 participants.


Bald Eagle ©Neal Zaun
Birding is all about being at the right place at the right time. Today, we went by Dodd Reservoir and found it to be rather sparse. However, on our way back to the store, I decided to swing by Dodd again (mostly because it was close to our way back). We found a completely different Dodd on the way back with lots of birds. We even picked up our Bird of the Day on our second pass.

         View Photo Gallery               View Slide Show
Bird of the Day
Snow Goose −
Chen caerulescens


 
 
  
Dodd Reservoir is the place in Boulder County for finding odd geese (and lots of geese).
Snow Goose  © Steve Frye
Eastern Colorado can have tens of thousands of snow geese in migration, but here along the Front Range we only manage a few individuals each winter. Thankfully, these white geese stand out in the crowds of cackling and Canada Geese which we have in abundance.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
 
Birdfellow:  Snow Goose
 
Flickriver:  Snow Goose

Youtube Video by LabofOrnithology: Through the Lens: Snow Goose Migration
Bird Count: Saturday, December 3, 2016
  
 
Boulder Reservoir Complex,
Boulder, CO-US
Dec 3, 2016  7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Great Blue Heron  ©Neal Zaun
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
17 species

Canada Goose 40
Gadwall 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Common Merganser 30
Bald Eagle 8
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Ring-billed Gull 40
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Greater White-Fronted Goose  ©Steve Frye

Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
American Kestrel 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Robin 3
European Starling 20
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
 
 
Dodd Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 3, 2016 8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Red-Tailed Hawk  ©Neal Zaun

0.1 mile(s)
7 species

Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 40
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
American Goldfinch 1
 
 
Left Hand Creek @ Nimbus Rd, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 3, 2016 8:50 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Black-Billed Magpie  ©Steve Frye

1.0 mile(s)
16 species

Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Horned Lark 40
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 20
American Tree Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 6
American Kestrel  ©Steve Frye

White-crowned Sparrow 4
Western Meadowlark 1
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 1
 
 
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 3, 2016 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
10 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 60
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
     Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) 1
Ferruginous Hawk 2
American Kestrel 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Ferruginous Hawk  ©Steve Frye


Common Raven 1
European Starling 10
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Goldfinch 2
 
 
Dodd Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Dec 3, 2016 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species

Greater White-fronted Goose 1, This bird was some kind of hybrid. See slide
     show. Note the extent of white on the head and the dark body. Lacks
     white on belly behind legs like other snow goose and Canada Hybrids.
Snow Goose 2, see Bird of the Day
Cackling Goose 100
Canada Goose 900
Red-tailed Hawk 1

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Total species seen: 32
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