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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − May 27, 2017
Cloudy and cool turning to rain. 45-60°F. 2-6 mph. 22 participants.


American Dipper Nest
©Kevin Rutherford
The dark clouds over Lyons gave me apprehension about birding there this morning. We made the decision to be bold birders and try anyway. We had a great morning and the heavy rain held off until the minute we reached our cars at the end. 

   Images from May 27, 2017 Wild Bird Company
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Bird of the Day
Magnolia Warbler
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Setophaga magnolia
 

It has been several years since I've seen a magnolia warbler in Boulder County. Thanks to the generosity of Carl and Sally Starace who found the warbler and pointed it out to our group. This male is on its way to the Canadian Boreal Forest to nest. Later this summer, it will return
Magnolia Warbler ©Kevin Rutherford
to its wintering grounds in Central America or the Caribbean. Look closely at the slide show and you will see that this individual has a broken upper mandible. This sometimes occurs when a bird hits a window. This birds' beak is not too bad off and I would suspect it will be fine.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

Birdfellow:  Magnolia Warbler

U.S North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee - State of North America's Birds 2016:   Magnolia Warbler

Youtube Video by WIld Bird Videos by McElroy Productions:   Magnolia Warbler

Bird Count: Saturday, May 27, 2017


Old Saint Vrain Road,
Boulder, CO-US
House Wren ©Alison Sheets

May 27, 2017 7:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
52 species


Mallard 1
Common Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4, two young in nest
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Black-Capped Chickadee
©Esther Brady

Mourning Dove 3
White-throated Swift 6
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Western Wood-Pewee 6
Cordilleran Flycatcher 2
Say's Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 6
Blue Jay 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
Cedar Waxwing  ©Eileen Rutherford

Common Raven 1
Violet-green Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6, one pair nesting
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Canyon Wren 1
House Wren 10
American Dipper 6, two adults feeding young at their nest
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 6
European Starling 1
Song Sparrow ©Neal Zaun

Cedar Waxwing 8
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1, see Bird of the Day
Yellow Warbler 12
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Lark Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Western Tanager 4
Black-headed Grosbeak 6
Lazuli Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Gray Catbird ©Esther Brady

Western Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
Bullock's Oriole 8
House Finch 4
Lesser Goldfinch 4
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 1



Black-Headed Grosbeak
©Kevin Rutherford
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
©Kevin Rutherford










 


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Total species seen:  52
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