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Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − January 21, 2017
Overcast and chilly. 25°F. 2-4 mph. 7 participants.

Golden Eagle ©Steve Frye




We went looking for raptors (and others) this morning. Lagerman Res has been a very productive raptor spot this winter and this morning it did not disappoint.

                                     

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Ferruginous Hawk − Buteo regalis

 
 
 
 
 
Ferruginous hawks are one of those grassland birds which are having a hard time. Their numbers have been decreasing for decades due to loss of habitat and perhaps prey. They are a prairie dog specialist so you will almost always find them near active prairie dog towns. One unique adaptation (and field mark) for ferruginous hawks is their huge gape. They can open up their beak super wide so they can swallow huge chunks of prairie dog (not to be too graphic).
Ferruginous Hawk ©Steve Frye

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

Birdfellow:  Ferruginous Hawk


Youtube Video by Discovery: Hungry Hawk Chicks Keep Mom Busy
Bird Count: Saturday, January 21, 2017
 
Left Hand Creek @ Nimbus Rd, Boulder, 
Boulder, CO-US

Jan 21, 2017 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Golden Eagle ©Steve Fry
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
16 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling/Canada Goose 200
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Golden Eagle ©Steve Frye

American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-billed Magpie 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 8
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-crowned Sparrow 30
Western Meadowlark 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2
 
 
Bald Eagle  ©Dave Pillmore
 
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US

Jan 21, 2017 8:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
19 species (+1 other taxa)

Cackling/Canada Goose 40
Gadwall 2
Mallard 16
Ring-necked Duck 2
Common Goldeneye 6
Common Merganser 60
Golden Eagle 1, put on an amazing show flying out from its tree and back twice
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Ferruginous Hawk 4, see Bird of the Day
American Coot 2
Western Meadowlark
©Clark Anderson

Ring-billed Gull 80
Herring Gull 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
American Kestrel 2
Black-billed Magpie 3
Common Raven 4
European Starling 10
Red-winged Blackbird 40




White-Crowned Sparrow
©Steve Frye

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Total species seen: 31
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