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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − June 17, 2017
Partly cloudy and pleasant. 70°F. 2-6 mph. 21 participants.


Western Tiger Swallowtail
©Kevin Rutherford

We thought it was going to be very hot this morning, but we were in the shadow of a wave cloud most of the morning so it was really pleasant. The birds also responded to the conditions by being out singing and showing off. The Wilson's Snipe were even still out winnowing late into the morning.

  Photographs from June 17, 2017 Wild Bird Company
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Bird of the Day
Bobolink
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Dolichonyx oryzivorus
 
Two male bobolinks put on a show for us as they glided across the meadow several times
Bobolink ©Kevin Rutherford
singing their unique mechanical sounding song. Their song always reminds me of R2D2 from Star Wars talking excitedly. They supposedly get their name from their song, but that is one I have never been able to figure out. Listen to their interesting sounds by clicking on the links below.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

eBird:  Bobolink

Bobolink Images from past Wild Bird Company Walks :

Youtube Video by Lang Elliott:   Bobolink

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:   Bobolink

Youtube Video by Karen Axe - Taken on the walk:
Bird Count: Saturday, June 17, 2017


Bear Canyon Trail, Boulder Mountain Park,
Boulder, CO-US
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
©Neal Zaun

June 17, 2017
7:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
42 species

Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
White-throated Swift 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 8
Northern Flicker 1
House Wren ©Jane Baryames

American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1
Say's Phoebe 1
Plumbeous Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Steller's Jay 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-billed Magpie 4
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 4
Violet-green Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Lazuli Bunting ©Kevin Rutherford

Black-capped Chickadee 4
Pygmy Nuthatch 1
House Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 2
MacGillivray's Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 10
Western Tanager 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Lazuli Bunting 10
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Lesser Goldfinch ©Steve Frye

Western Meadowlark 2
Brewer's Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 10
Lesser Goldfinch 3
American Goldfinch 2



City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Cherryvale Office,
Boulder, Colorado, US
Jun 17, 2017
Spotted Towhee ©Jane Baryames
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
13 species

American White Pelican 2
Wilson's Snipe 4
American Kestrel 1
Western Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Barn Swallow 4
Wilson's Snipe  ©Kevin Rutherford

American Robin 1
European Starling 6
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Bobolink 3, See Bird of the Day
Red-winged Blackbird 12








Red-Tailed Hawk ©Kevin Rutherford
Black-Billed Magpie  ©Steve Frye











 
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Total species seen:  47
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