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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − April 8, 2017
Mostly sunny and warm. 65°F. 2-8 mph. 23 participants.
My recollection of this morning's walk is a bit melancholy because we found a dead osprey hanging from a power pole. I believe this bird got tangled in the wires around the insulator and
could not free itself rather than was electrocuted. Just one of the many hazards we have created for the birds. Other than this incident, the weather was fantastic and it was great to be part of the emerging spring.
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Common Raven Nest ©Steve Frye
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Note:
The image of the dead osprey is part of the slide show.
Images from April 8, 2017 Saturday Morning Bird Walk
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Bird of the Day
Once rarities in Colorado, the osprey have taken to all the fishing opportunities we have created and now it is quite common to see them on the plains along the Front Range. Last year on a drive home from Boulder to Longmont, I counted 15 osprey. If you haven't seen the osprey cam at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, check out this link.
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Osprey ©Neal Zaun
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Osprey
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Bird Count: Saturday, April 8, 2017
Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder, CO-US
Apr 8, 2017 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
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American Robin ©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
13 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 2, see Bird of the Day
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2, on nest
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
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Blue-Winged Teal ©Jane Baryames
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European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Western Meadowlark 4
Nelson Rd & 75th, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 8, 2017 8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
Protocol: Stationary
6 species
Osprey 2, see Bird of the Day
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 5, Two nests, each with young, in sight of each other.
Black-billed Magpie 1
European Starling 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Western Meadowlark 2
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Canada Geese ©Jane Baryames
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Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 8, 2017 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
30 species
Canada Goose 16
Gadwall 4
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American White Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 14
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 4, see Bird of the Day
Red-tailed Hawk 1
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Double-Crested Cormorant
©Neal Zaun
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Killdeer 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
American Robin 4
European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Western Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 4
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Mallards
©Steve Frye
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American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
47th and Mitchell Ln, Boulder, Colorado, US
Apr 8, 2017 10:55 AM - 10:57 AM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species
Common Raven 3, nesting
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Total species seen: 35
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Resources and Quick Links
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Twin Peaks from Golden Ponds
Park and Nature Area
©Jane Baryames
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Visit our Colorado Birding Resources page for updated information on Colorado wild birds.
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St. Vrain River at Golden Ponds
Park and Nature Area
©Jane Baryames
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Saturday Birders - Boulder, CO
©Steve Frye
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Meet for Sat Morning Bird Walks
From 7:30 am (promptly) to 10 am
Meet at Wild Bird Company
1641 - 28th St., Boulder, CO
(303) 442-1322
Every Saturday Year-Round!
No reservations required. Every last Saturday of the month we travel further afield than normal and return a little later. Bird Walk locations are determined on the morning of the walk. All ages and birding abilities are welcome!
--Thanks, Steve
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