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Saturday Bird Walk − Bird Count − February 25, 2017
Partly cloudy and mild. 35°F. 1-5 mph. 12 participants.
This was an interesting week bird-wise because the first migrants came back including bluebirds, pelicans, horned larks, and some additional robins. We went looking at several plains locations trying to see mountain bluebirds and horned larks. See how we did in the slide show link.
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Bird of the Day
Mountain Bluebird −
Sialia currucoides
While it is true that we have a small number of mountain bluebirds that over-winter, when the
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Mountain Bluebird ©Ada Kaia
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flocks start arriving in March I know that spring is not too far away. People have different birds that signify the coming of spring, but mountain bluebirds are my first indicator. The bulk of the mountain bluebirds have yet to arrive, but this week saw the first brave travelers. They are especially striking after a snow because of the reflected light.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
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Bird Count: Saturday, February 25, 2017
Boulder Valley Ranch-Sage Trailhead,
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Ferruginous Hawk
©
Steve Frye
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Feb 25, 2017
7:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
4 species
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-billed Magpie 3
American Crow 3
Mountain Bluebird 8, see Bird of the Day
Left Hand Trailhead, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 25, 2017 8:55 AM - 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
11 species
Canada Goose 30
Lesser Scaup 4
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Lesser Scaup ©
Steve Frye
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Common Goldeneye 12
Bald Eagle 2, one eating a prairie dog while a coyote looked on. See slide
show.
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 5
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 14
Common Raven 1
Horned Lark 16
Oxford-Ouray-Prospect Loop, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 25, 2017 9:25 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
13 species
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White-Crowned Sparrows ©
Ada Kaia
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Gadwall 6
Mallard 10
Lesser Scaup 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 150
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10
American Kestrel 4
Merlin (Prairie) 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Horned Lark 24
European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Western Meadowlark 30, Eatin' at the pig farm!
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 25, 2017 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
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Bald Eagle and Coyote ©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
5 species
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ferruginous Hawk 2
Black-billed Magpie 1
Western Meadowlark 1
Left Hand Creek at Nimbus Rd, Boulder, Colorado, US
Feb 25, 2017 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
8 species
Canada Goose 20
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 6
White-crowned Sparrow 30
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 12
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Cottontail Battle ©Steve Frye
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Total species seen: 27
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Resources and Quick Links
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Boulder Valley Ranch ©Lark Latch
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Saturday Birders - Boulder, CO
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From 7:30 am (promptly) to 10 am
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