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Special Note:

Sigrid Ueblacker founder of the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomfield, CO is in the running for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year Award. Sigrid, as many of you know, has been doing great work rehabilitating injured raptors for many years. This award would be well deserved and a big help to her operation. Please go to the link below to vote for her. You may vote once per day, so as they say in Chicago; vote early, vote often.

November 7, 2009. Sunny and calm. 55°F. 0-5 mph. 14 participants.

We went looking for loons today, but we didn't find any. We did, however, see some surf scoters. And those are better than loons, right? Keep a close watch on those big reservoirs because this is the time of year we see the most loons passing through.

Baseline Reservoir:

GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe, 8
Horned Grebe, 2
Western Grebe, 10
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose, 12
American Wigeon, 6
Mallard, 6
Surf Scoter, 2
Common Goldeneye, 8
Bufflehead, 12
Hooded Merganser, 4
Common Merganser, 20
Ruddy Duck, 1
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
American Coot, 10
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 20
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 2
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay, 1
Black-billed Magpie, 1
American Crow, 1
STARLINGS
European Starling, 20
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
American Tree Sparrow, 6
Chipping Sparrow, 6
Song Sparrow, 1
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird, 16

Species seen - 23

Valmont Reservoir:

GREBES
Western Grebe, 20
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose, 10
Gadwall, 30
Northern Pintail, 3
Canvasback, 12
Ring-necked Duck, 6
Bufflehead, 20
Hooded Merganser, 4
Common Merganser, 100
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Cooper's Hawk, 1, It could have been a Shooper's Hawk
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
American Coot, 100
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 10
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon, 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove, 3
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher, 1
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 1
CROWS AND JAYS
American Crow, 1
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
American Goldfinch, 1

Species seen - 18

Boulder Reservoir:

GREBES
Eared Grebe, 3
Western Grebe, 12
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron, 2
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose, 60
Green-winged Teal, 1
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
American Kestrel, 1
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
American Coot, 20
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer, 1
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 100
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Eurasian Collared-Dove, 1
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 1
THRUSHES
American Robin, 1
STARLINGS
European Starling, 30
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
American Goldfinch, 1

Species seen - 15

Total species seen - 39

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day -- Henry David Thoreau

October 31, 2009. Partly cloudy and breezy. 50°F. 5-20 mph. 8 participants

We went birding in the cemeteries on this Halloween morning. Things were a little dead there (due to the wind). We did get to see a classic portrait of a crow on top of a beautiful old grave marker. The "eagle-eye" award goes to Fern Ford today. Thanks for spotting some good birds.

Green Mountain Cemetery:

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Red-tailed Hawk, 3
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon, 4
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 1
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing, 12
THRUSHES
Townsend's Solitaire, 1
American Robin, 24
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee, 4
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay, 1
Black-billed Magpie, 3
American Crow, 24
Common Raven, 3
STARLINGS
European Starling, 6
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 8
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Dark-eyed Junco, 16

Species seen - 15

Pioneer Cemetery:

WOODPECKERS
Hairy Woodpecker, 1
THRUSHES
American Robin, 3
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Mountain Chickadee, 2
CROWS AND JAYS
Steller's Jay, 1
Black-billed Magpie,
American Crow, 8
STARLINGS
European Starling, 4
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 6
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Dark-eyed Junco, 10

Species seen - 9

Eben Fine Park & Surroundings:

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Cooper's Hawk, 1
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon, 1
WOODPECKERS
Downy Woodpecker, 1
Northern Flicker, 1
DIPPERS
American Dipper, 1
THRUSHES
American Robin, 4
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee, 6
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper, 1
CROWS AND JAYS
Steller's Jay, 1
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow, 10
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 4

Species seen - 12

Wild Bird Center:

GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 1

Species seen - 1

Total species seen - 24

Wild Bird Center Saturday Walks:
From 7:30 am (promptly) to 9:45 am (approximately)

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.

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