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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − July 1, 2017
Sunny and not too hot. 70-80°F. 2-10 mph. 16 participants.
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Cliff Swallows ©Steve Frye |
A potentially hot morning was kept in check by a forgiving breeze today. Lots of activity this morning in a month that transitions from fledging and parenting to preparation for migration. Lots of good things to see.
Photographs from July 1, 2017 Wild Bird Company
Saturday
Morning Bird Walk
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Bird of the Day
Blue grosbeaks seem to be far and few between this summer in Boulder County. I don't think anything sinister is going on with their local population, just one of those ups and downs which
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Blue Grosbeak
©Neal Zaun
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all things experience. Anyway, I have been missing them on the bird walks so we went in search of them this morning and found them! We found a tree up on Rabbit Mountain where they appear to be nesting, but we couldn't find the nest in a timely manner so we left as to not disturb them further. They are always a thrill to see.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:
Blue Grosbeak Images from previous Wild Bird Company Walks: Blue Grosbeak
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Bird Count: Saturday, July 1, 2017
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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
©Esther Brady
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July 1, 2017
7:20 AM - 7:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Common Raven 3
Violet-green Swallow 2, feeding young in the box above the front door
House Finch 4
Lesser Goldfinch 2
Rabbit Mountain, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jul 1, 2017 7:50 AM - 9:50 AM
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Great Blue Heron with Vole
©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
31 species
Mallard 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 3
Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 2
Western Kingbird 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
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Lark Sparrow ©Steve Frye
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Barn Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 200, swirling everywhere around a culvert
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Bushtit 1
Rock Wren 2
House Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
American Robin 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Lark Sparrow 10
Spotted Towhee 4
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Osprey ©Steve Frye
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Blue Grosbeak 3, see Bird of the Day
Lazuli Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Western Meadowlark 8
Common Grackle 2
Bullock's Oriole 4
House Finch 2
Lesser Goldfinch 4
American Goldfinch 1
McCall Lake, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jul 1, 2017 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
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Western Meadowlark ©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Stationary
10 species
Canada Goose 30
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 2, one eating a vole, see slide show
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 4, one caught a fish
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Barn Swallow 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
St. Vrain River Crossing at 63rd St., Boulder, Colorado, US
Jul 1, 2017 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
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American Robin ©Steve Frye
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Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
13 species
Mourning Dove 1
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1
Plumbeous Vireo 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
House Wren 2
American Robin 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Western Meadowlark 2
House Finch 2
Lesser Goldfinch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Crane Hollow Road and Ponds, Boulder, Colorado, US
Jul 1, 2017 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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Northwestern Fritillary
©Esther Brady
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Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
17 species
Great Blue Heron 6, nests with young
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Western Kingbird 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Barn Swallow 2
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Variegated Fritillary ©Steve Frye
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Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Western Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 2
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Total species seen: 45
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Resources and Quick Links
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Mule Zaun ©Neal Zaun
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Visit our Colorado Birding Resources page for updated information on Colorado wild birds.
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Alpacas
©Steve Frye
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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 10:30 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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