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Wild Bird Center Saturday Morning Birders

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

March 13, 2010.  Sunny and calm.  40°F.  18 participants.

A gorgeous spring day. The water is just starting to open up which heralds the coming of the waterfowl. Keep those eyes peeled!

Teller Farm:

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose, 100
Mallard, 4
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Bald Eagle, 1
Red-tailed Hawk, 2, one Harlan’s
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer, 2
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 2
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Eurasian Collared-Dove, 5
OWLS
Great Horned Owl?, 1, in a nest far off
WOODPECKERS
Downy Woodpecker, 1
Northern Flicker, 2
THRUSHES
American Robin, 8
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee, 2
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay, 2
Black-billed Magpie, 3
American Crow, 1
STARLINGS
European Starling, 30
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow, 6
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 2
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Dark-eyed Junco, 8
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird, 40, including many females
Western Meadowlark, 2

Species seen – 21

Walden Ponds:

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Canada Goose, 20
American Wigeon, 4
Gadwall, 4
Mallard, 8
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull, 20
American Herring Gull, 1
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 2
THRUSHES
American Robin, 6
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Song Sparrow, 2
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird, 10

Species seen - 11

Total species seen - 25

Other interesting sightings this week:

Mountain Bluebirds, 60+ on Davidson Mesa 3/12/10.
Evening Grosbeaks, 20 at 9000 ft in Boulder County 3/12/10.

 March 6, 2010.  Sunny and warm.  40°F. 0-5 mph.  13 participants.

The birds were singing and active. Spring is here (at least until the next big snow storm). We saw lots of territorial singing and some nest building by the magpies. We even watched a flicker excavating in a cottonwood. Lots of change in activity this month.

Eben Fine & Settler’s Parks:

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Mallard, 3
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher, 1
WOODPECKERS
Downy Woodpecker, 1
Northern Flicker, 4, one excavating a nest hole
DIPPERS
American Dipper, 2
THRUSHES
American Robin, 2
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee, 6
NUTHATCHES
Pygmy Nuthatch, 1
CROWS AND JAYS
Steller's Jay, 1
Blue Jay, 2
American Crow, 1
Common Raven, 2
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 4
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Song Sparrow, 1
Dark-eyed Junco, 2
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird, 2

Species seen – 16

Green Mountain Cemetery:

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Red-tailed Hawk, 1
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
Prairie Falcon, 1
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon, 6
WOODPECKERS
Northern Flicker, 4
THRUSHES
American Robin, 6
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Black-capped Chickadee, 4
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay, 2
Black-billed Magpie, 2, nest building
Common Raven, 6
STARLINGS
European Starling, 8
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow, 2
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
House Finch, 10
Pine Siskin, 2
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Dark-eyed Junco, 16
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird, 4

Species seen - 15

Total species seen – 23

Other interesting sightings:

Bushtits, 10, Feb 28 at Steve’s house in NW Longmont.
Merlin, 1, March 1 at the Wild Bird Center.

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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