Cobirders, This morning Eric Zorawowicz and I birded the Sawhill-Walden Ponds Complex. Overall, migration was very slow with a distinct lack of warblers, other than yellow, and sparrows. The complete ebird checklist is below. The highlights were 2 green herons and a singing Warbling Vireo (Eastern).
Additionally we stopped at Boulder Creek along 75th Street where it was great to see a successful American dipper nesting operation. The parents were feeding a begging juvenile. Photos can be seen on my flickr site. _http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/) _7165643000_ (tel:7165643000) / On my way home I was also able to observe one male bobolink in the fields north of Baseline (Bobolink Trail Area). Baseline Reservoir was quiet compared to recent days with only a few American white pelicans, ring-billed gulls, ducks, and the omni-present immature bald eagle. > Walden & Sawhill Ponds (all together), Boulder, US-CO > May 9, 2012 7:01 AM - 9:24 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 3.45 mile(s) > Comments: > Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.4.2 Temperatures ranged from 54-63F. Clear and sunny with very little breeze. Also observed checkered white and painted lady butterflies. > 45 species > > Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 104 Several broods also included in count; young from age of 2-10 days observed > Wood Duck 5 > Gadwall 2 > American Wigeon 8 > Mallard 12 > Pied-billed Grebe 4 > Double-crested Cormorant 2 > Great Blue Heron 5 > Green Heron 2 one was observed 1/2 way between Boulder Creek and Walden pond; another on Walden pond > Osprey 4 minimum count; one observed on nest platform probably sitting on eggs > _http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/) _7165641388_ (tel:7165641388) /" title="Osprey 9390 by ylecdivad, on Flickr">_http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7165641388_d22dbe6b0e.jpg_ (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7165641388_d22dbe6b0e.jpg) " alt="Osprey 9390"> > Swainson's Hawk 2 > American Coot 9 > Killdeer 18 > Spotted Sandpiper 4 > Rock Pigeon 3 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 > Mourning Dove 25 > Belted Kingfisher 1 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 1 > Eastern Kingbird 6 > Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1 at least one heard singing and actually counter-singing with a western race bird. The two were briefly observed together on the same bare branch. The eastern bird was more yellow on the sides and vent that the paler western race bird. > Warbling Vireo (Western) 6 > Blue Jay 2 > Black-billed Magpie 2 > American Crow 1 > Tree Swallow 5 > Barn Swallow 14 > Cliff Swallow 1 > Black-capped Chickadee 1 > White-breasted Nuthatch (Interior West) 1 > House Wren 17 > American Robin 29 > European Starling 16 > Common Yellowthroat 2 > Yellow Warbler 16 > Song Sparrow 2 > Red-winged Blackbird 129 > Western Meadowlark 1 > Yellow-headed Blackbird 8 _http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcelyphotos/) _7165641676_ (tel:7165641676) /" title="YHBL 9401 by ylecdivad, on Flickr">_http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7165641676_3eb73d7ff1.jpg_ (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7165641676_3eb73d7ff1.jpg) " alt="YHBL 9401"> > Common Grackle 20 > Great-tailed Grackle 1 > Brown-headed Cowbird 17 > Bullock's Oriole 5 > American Goldfinch 11 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (_http://ebird.org_ (http://ebird.org/) ) > > David Ely Boulder, CO and Salem, MA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
