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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − August 12, 2017
Sunny. 13 participants.

Calliope Hummingbird 
©Kevin Rutherford

Saturday morning was a rare occasion when I was out of town for the walk. The intrepid Saturday Birders went on, and from the looks of it, had a great time. Many neat photographs taken and great birds seen which always makes me jealous. Thank you all who participated and for sending us all images to see.


Photographs from August 12, 2017 Wild Bird    Company  Saturday  Morning Bird Walk
       
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American Bullfrog  ©Kevin Rutherford

American Bullfrog Tadpole 
©Jane Baryames













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Bird of the Day
     Little Blue Heron
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Egretta caerulea
  
   
 
Little Blue Heron ©Kevin Rutherford

This one was hiding in plain sight amongst all the snowy egrets. Juvenile little blue herons are almost pure white like snowy egrets so they can be hard to tell apart. One distinction is their bill shape and color. Little blues have a two-toned stout and thick-based bill that is gray with a dark tip. They also have pale gray-green or pink lores in front of their eyes. Snowy egret juveniles can show a two-toned greenish-yellow bill with a black tip, but as an adult it will be all black. Both juvenile and adult snowy egrets have yellow lores. See the slide with four white birds.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

Little Blue Heron Leading
Snowy Egrets  ©Kevin Rutherford

BirdFellow:  Little Blue Heron

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:  

Little Blue Heron Images from Past Wild Bird Company Walks:  Little Blue Heron

Youtube Video by Lew Scharpf:   Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
Bird Count: Saturday, August 12, 2017


Sombrero Marsh & Pond,
Boulder County, CO-US
Eastern Kingbird Eating a Variegated Meadowhawk ©Kevin Rutherford

Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:45 AM

Protocol:Traveling
Party Size:13
Duration:30 minute(s)
Distance:0.25 mile(s)
10 species total

10 Mallard
2 Pied-billed Grebe
3 American White Pelican
3 American Coot
1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird
2 Northern Flicker
1 Black-billed Magpie
Snowy Egret ©Neal Zaun
2 Barn Swallow
6 Red-winged Blackbird
1 American Goldfinch


Walden & Sawhill Ponds Ponds Wildlife Habitats, Boulder County, Colorado, US

Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:27 AM

Protocol:Traveling
Party Size:13
Duration:2 hour(s), 40 minute(s)
Distance:2.8 mile(s)
31 species (+1 other taxa) total
American White Pelican
©Jane Baryames

6 Canada Goose
1 Double-crested Cormorant
9 American White Pelican
4 Great Blue Heron
14 Snowy Egret
1 Little Blue Heron, see Bird of the Day
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron, Juvenile
3 Osprey
1 Swainson's Hawk
12 Killdeer
3 Wilson's Snipe
2 Solitary Sandpiper
68 Ring-billed Gull
40 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Mourning Dove
Western Wood-Pewee
©Eileen Rutherford
1 Calliope Hummingbird
1 hummingbird sp., Silently flew overhead
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 Northern Flicker
2 American Kestrel
2 Western Wood-Pewee
4 Eastern Kingbird
2 Blue Jay
4 Barn Swallow
24 Cliff Swallow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
6 House Wren
3 Yellow Warbler
4 Red-winged Blackbird
Painted Lady ©Eileen Rutherford
2 Common Grackle
2 House Finch
9 American Goldfinch

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              Total species seen:  37
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Resources and Quick Links
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Great Spreadwings ©Jane Baryames
Black Saddlebags ©Jane Baryames


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