Eighteen birders participated in the Boulder Bird Club First Sunday Bird (and Toad) Walk this morning. Highlights included at least two, and maybe three Green Herons, Snowy Egret, Wood Ducks with young. A juvenile Green Heron perched close at the top of a tree for great looks for all. We saw at least a dozen toads on the trails scattered over a wide range. Most were about 3" long, but some were tiny, about 3/4". Photos were taken of the little guys, and I will try to identify them later. The complete bird list, 38 species: American White Pelican, 2 Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Snowy Egret, nice close views Green Heron, 2 or 3 Canada Goose Wood Duck, two females and several young Mallard Turkey Vulture Osprey Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Mourning Dove Rock Pigeon Great Horned Owl, perched in the open for great looks as it was being harassed by a gorgeous male Bullock's Oriole while we were being harassed by hordes of mosquitoes Belted Kingfisher, only one; sad decline here recently Northern Flicker Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow, many including four perched youngsters affording nice scope views Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie Black-capped Chickadee House Wren, several were perched very high in the trees; made us wonder if they were trying to escape the mosquitoes American Robin Yellow Warbler Song Sparrow Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole House Finch, feasting, as were American Goldfinches, on the incredible crop of thistle, many about five feet tall Lesser Goldfinch, one heard only American Goldfinch
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