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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − September 23, 2017
Mostly cloudy and cool. 50°F. 1-4 mph. 13 participants.


When reminiscing about this fall in years to come, naturalists and bird watchers will refer to it
Painted Lady ©Clark Anderson
as the fall with the Painted Lady (butterfly) invasion. The numbers have really been impressive. I was expecting quite a few on the walk this morning, but it was too cool for most of the walk. However, when it heated up a little at the end, all the Painted Ladies came out. It was a nice show.

Colorado Insect of Interest: Painted Lady
by Colorado State University, B ioagriculture  Sciences and Pest Management


Photographs from September 23, 2017 Wild Bird  Company  Saturday  Morning Bird Walk
       
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American Bittern −
Botaurus lentiginosus
 

  
  
   
 
American Bittern ©Kevin Rutherford

American Bitterns have been scarce in the county, especially after the drought of 2003. The cattails and other swamp plants that provide cover for the bitterns have suffered due to erratic water levels in the ponds and reservoirs. These wacky water levels are due partially to our own erratic weather and precipitation, but more to the demands put on water resources by increased population. There just isn't enough water left to maintain stream flows and ground water. The bittern we saw this morning, I'm assuming, was stopping over in migration.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds:

BirdFellow:  American Bittern

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:   American Bittern

Youtube Video by Dennis Davenport:   American Bittern Mating Call
Bird Count: Saturday, September 23, 2017


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

Sat Sep 23, 2017 
Song Sparrow ©Kevin Rutherford
7:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
43 species

Canada Goose 36
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 1
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 20
Green-winged Teal 2
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
American Bittern 1, see Bird of the Day
Great Blue Heron 1
Common Grackle ©Steve Frye

Snowy Egret 16
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 20
Wilson's Snipe 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 18
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 5
Barn Swallow 16
Black-capped Chickadee 8
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 80
European Starling 120
European Starling ©Steve Frye

Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 10
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 1


2 - Snowy Egret Startled by Carp ©Steve Frye
1 - Snowy Egret  ©Steve Frye














3 - Snowy Egret with Fish Spotted  ©Steve Fry

4 - Snowy Egret - Got It  ©Steve Frye













5 - Snowy Egret Maneuvering Fish
©Steve Frye











6 - Snowy Egret Choking Down Dinner  ©Steve Frye
















Snowy Egret  ©Kevin Rutherford













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              Total species seen:  43
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