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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − March 11, 2017
March 11, 2017. Overcast, drizzle, and chilly. 37°F. 9 participants.

YMCA of the Rockies ©Steve Frye

I was on a church retreat and missed this morning's walk, but thankfully a group headed out to discover what was out there. I put a few images from Estes Park in the slide show to show you the bird walk I went on. Enjoy.
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Great Horned Owl −
Bubo virginianus
 


The Saturday Morning Birders heard the blue jays causing quite a racket with their alarm calls and thought it might lead them to a hawk. Instead, it led them to a great horned owl. The great horns are conspicuous now because of their nesting. I have seen several nests this week where it looks like the eggs have hatched because the brooding owl is sitting up a bit off the nest. They do this so they won't smother the newly hatched chicks.
Great Horned Owl
© Kevin Rutherford

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

Birdfellow:  Great Horned Owl
 

Youtube Video by Mark Steinke:
Bird Count: Saturday, March 11, 2017
 
Walden Ponds and the Boulder Creek Path at 75th, 
Boulder, CO-US

White-Breasted Nuthatch
©Steve Frye
Mar 11, 2017 

Tundra Swan
Mallard
American Wigeon
Green-Winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Canvasaback
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Great Horned Owl
Rock Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker ©Kevin Rutherford
Black-Capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird







Downy Woodpecker
©Eileen Rutherford


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Total species seen:  > 18
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Cottonwood Marsh at Walden Ponds
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Great Blue Herons ©Steve Frye









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