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Saturday Bird Walk & Bird Count − November 11, 2017
Sunny and mild. 55°F. 2-6 mph. 12 participants.


In observance of Veteran's Day, we ended up at Jim Hamm Nature Area where there is a
Bald Eagle ©Kevin Rutherford
dedication to Jim and other Vietnam Soldiers who were lost. Jim Hamm loved coming to this pond when he was young, just to sit and watch the wildlife. It's a gem among our natural areas and great for birding.

        Photographs from November 11, 2017
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Jim Hamm Nature Area ©Steve Frye
Missing Man Formation 
©Steve Frye  

Missing Man Formation: American White Pelicans 
©Steve Frye  

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Northern Harrier −
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At Jim Hamm Nature Area we had a northern harrier working the corn field to the north. It was
Northern Harrier  ©Kevin Rutherford
making passes low over the corn field and then going up and turning, then making another pass. Just like a crop duster. Harriers like to fly low and slow over meadows and fields listening for mice. When they hear one, they spin around and pounce!


Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: 

BirdFellow:  Northern Harrier

Audubon, Guide to North American Birds:  
Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier 
©Kevin Rutherford

Northern Harrier Images from Previous Wild Bird  Company Walks:   Northern Harrier

Youtube Video by Wild Northwest Beauty Photography:  Northern Harriers Hunting


Bird Count: Saturday, November 11, 2017


Sombrero Marsh & Pond  
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Boulder, Colorado, US
Sat Nov 11, 2017  7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Northern Harrier ©Neal Zaun
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
28 species

Canada Goose 20
Northern Shoveler 40
Gadwall 4
Mallard 20
Northern Pintail 12
Canvasback 2
Ring-necked Duck 30
Bufflehead 4
Ruddy Duck 6
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American Coot 20
Ring-billed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Marsh Wren 2
American Robin 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
 Snow Goose ©Kevin Rutherford

Red-winged Blackbird 20
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2


Little Gaynor Lake, Boulder, Colorado, US
Nov 11, 2017 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
5 species

Northern Shoveler 300
Mallard 4
American Coot 10
European Starling 6
Song Sparrow 1


Jim Hamm Nature Area, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Nov 11, 2017 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Snow and Cackling Geese
©Steve Frye

Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
30 species

Canada Goose 20
Northern Shoveler 40
Gadwall 10
American Wigeon 80
Mallard 30
Canvasback 6
Redhead 20
Ring-necked Duck 60
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 10
Marsh Wren  ©Kevin Rutherford

Pied-billed Grebe 4
American White Pelican 7
Northern Harrier 1, see Bird of the Day
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Coot 40
Ring-billed Gull 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove 20
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 4
Bushtit 8
Marsh Wren 1
European Starling 10
American Tree Sparrow 10
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 2
American Wigeon ©Neal Zaun

Red-winged Blackbird 30
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2


Dodd Reservoir, Boulder, Colorado, US
 Nov 11, 2017 10:05 AM - 10:50 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Wild Bird Company Bird Walk
6 species (+1 other taxa)

Snow Goose 15
Ross's Goose 1
Cackling Goose 2000
Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid) 1, The bird was most likely a snow x Canada or a
Song Sparrow  ©Steve Frye


     snow x cackling. It had a thick white neck with a dark grey bill. Bill
     was small, but a bit larger (ie longer) than a cackling or a Ross's.
     Body was very dark including the chest. 
Northern Shoveler 10
Mallard 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1


White-Crowned Sparrow
©Neal Zaun

American Tree Sparrow  ©Neal Zaun



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      Total Species Seen: 43
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