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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − June 10, 2017
Sunny and hot. 70-85°F. 2-10 mph. 21 participants.


Lark Sparrow ©Kevin Rutherford
Our timing was off this morning. By the time we were out, the birds were ready to get out of the heat and relax. So it was a bit quiet, but a beautiful morning still.

   Photographs from June 10, 2017 Wild Bird Company
                 Saturday  Morning Bird Walk
      
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Bird of the Day
Common Nighthawk
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Chordeiles minor
 
I'm not exactly sure why I am always so thrilled to see a nighthawk (perched or flying). On the occasion of seeing them perched, I always marvel at their cryptic coloration and cool attitude.
Common Nighthawk  ©Steve Frye
Note in the slide show how nighthawks perch along the branch instead of across it like most birds. This behavior enhances their camouflage and adds to their secretive lifestyle. Their bouncy flight and clear reports at dusk are mesmerizing.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

Birdfellow:  Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk Images from past Wild Bird Company Walks : 

Youtube Video by LabofOrnithology:   Voices: Common Nighthawk

Bird Count: Saturday, June 10, 2017


Boulder Valley Ranch trailhead,
Boulder, CO-US
Western Kingbird ©Jane Baryames

June 10, 2017
7:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
35 species

Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Mourning Dove 2
Common Nighthawk 1, see Bird of the Day
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 2
Western Meadowlark ©Steve Frye

American Kestrel 3
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Western Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 4
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 8
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow-Breasted Chat ©Neal Zaun

Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Lark Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Western Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Bullock's Oriole 6
House Finch 8
Lesser Goldfinch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Bullock's Oriole ©Jane Baryames



Hawthorn Gulch, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jun 10, 2017
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
13 species

Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2
Northern Flicker 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Common Raven 3
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
©Kevin Rutherford

Violet-green Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Pygmy Nuthatch 2
House Wren 4
American Robin 1
Spotted Towhee 4
Common Grackle 2
House Finch 4








Bull Snake
©Clark Anderson
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
©Jane Baryames











 
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Total species seen:  37
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Resources and Quick Links
Prairie Lizard ©Esther Brady

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 Mariposa Lily ©Steve Frye









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