A merlin perched in our cottonwoods late this afternoon, flew east to
neighboring cottonwoods, and then took off north toward US36. A male
taiga, judging from the dark blue-gray back and smallish size.
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almost white crown. Smallish size, like a yellowlegs,
dark legs, reddish flanks, upturned bill. I went back an hour later to
get a better look, but Bill Schmoker and I weren't able to refind it.
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Thanks for the update, Peter and Joanie.
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display flights and sitting on fenceposts
in both pastures, although yesterday I saw more to the west. A couple
flew right over my head.
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suppose it could have been a summer tanager, but the bill
did not seem any larger than a Western tanager's. It flew off to
private property. I'll repost if I find it again.
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before it dips down into a draw. It was still
present when I left at 5:55; Joe was waiting for it jump over to
Jefferson County. A biker had just come over the trail a little after
4:00, so presumably it had moved there after then.
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The snow this morning brought in an imm Harris' sparrow to our feeders
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Yesterday, Dec 31, I was amazed to see a turkey vulture battling the
winds, flying southwest north of Neva Rd and east of US36, north of
Boulder. Later, when the winds abated enough to hold binoculars steady,
I tried to find it in case it roosted in the area, without success.
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At noon today a male and female evening grosbeak came to our feeders
north of Boulder. Havent seen them here since 2003. A Says poebe
arrived two days ago, checking out our barn, and now waiting for a
mate.
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Pretty quiet late morning today. Dipper at 75th St and Boulder Creek,
and a Northern Shrike moving along the Russian olives north of the
Weiser wetlands.
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to stay back a bit from the roads, both locations offer
good views within perhaps 50 yds.
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was hoping it would return so I could get better views before posting
it, but I havent seen it since.
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Mesa Res. is from the Boulder Valley Ranch trailhead at the
east end of Longhorn Rd.
Also sage thrashers, Say's phoebes, a rock wren, and a good assortment
of sparrows.
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An adult white-throated sparrow was working the brush piles in our
yard, N. Boulder county, this afternoon. The flock of a dozen or more
western bluebirds that have been around the last two weeks were absent
yesterday and today.
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An imm. Harris' sparrow was at our feeders this morning (N. Boulder
county east of US 36).
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A first-winter white-throated sparrow was at our feeders in N. Boulder
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Today a white-crowned sparrow was foraging in our N. Boulder yard with
finches, juncos, and siskins. That is the third white-crowned that has
turned up here this fall. This one appears to be a tan-striped adult.
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. It did not call or sing.
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This morning a male and female blackchinned hummingbird visited our
feeders north of Boulder. The female has been here off and on since
Sunday. This was the first appearance of the male.
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I was resigned to being one
of the few visitors to Jackson Lake not to spot a buff-bellied sandpiper, when
just as I was returning to the parking lot, this bird appeared, very
cooperatively allowing extensive close views.
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A first-year Harris's sparrow was at our feeders today with the many
white-crowned sparrows. There was also a sudden influx of pine siskins, 100 or
so, polishing off the last of the seeds on the sunflowers.
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Today a bright male Cassin's finch and at least one female made several
appearances at our feeders. A shy female Evening Grosbeak was also present. The
Harris's sparrow, which was still around yesterday, was not seen today.
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A white-winged dove was sitting briefly on the power line above the end of 34th
Court (off Nebo Rd), N Boulder Co, at 10 am this morning. Nice addition to our
house list. It may still be in the neighborhood, but I haven't been able to
relocate it. If it reappears, I'll post it again.
Absent the middle of the day, the w-w dove was back on the power line at 3:30.
3 1/2 miles north of Boulder, off US 36, at south end of 34th Court to the
west, with 4 or 5 collared doves.
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Yet another redpoll! A single male redpoll visited our feeders north of Boulder
this morning, high time I felt, given the numerous reports elsewhere. Number
140 for our house list.
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A flock of 35 rosy finches, mostly gray-crowned, including one Hepburns and one
brown-capped, visited our feeders north of Boulder this morning. There were
also 11 cedar waxwings working on the remains of the crabapples.
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eastern race willet, with brownish mottled back and brownish
finely streaked head. neck, and nape. Sibley notes that it is strictly coastal.
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calliope, 1m blackchinned, 2 f black-chinned, uncounted m and f broad-tailed.
Failed to pick out a ruby-throated.
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Lark buntings about 9:30 this morning at the se corner of the intersection of
Jay Road and Hw 119.
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The jaeger flew in to the middle of the reservoir from the east about 8:30 this
morning. I watched it sitting on the water for about 10 minutes. Then it flew
off to the south. I thought it might have stopped at six-mile, but it wasn't
there when I checked about 15 minutes later.
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plus the usual
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Today at our feeders north of Boulder, a single White-throated sparrow joined
the Harris' s sparrow and the White-crowned sparrows. All first-winter birds.
Still waiting for a golden-crowned. Also spotted towhee, Cassin's finch, tree
sparrows, sharp-shinned hawk (imm, prob f).
A long-eared owl perched quietly by our deck for about an hour around noon
today. (Some 4 miles north of Boulder, near Spurgeon Reservoir.) New house bird.
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Yesterday evening a field sparrow appeared at our feeders, along with both
towhees, and several white-crowned sparrows. North of Boulder, near the Joder
open space. Not seen this morning.
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The tricolored and little blue herons still present in the Cottonwood Marsh,
5;45.
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An adult Goshawk perched above our house about noon for half an hour, then flew
off north toward Left Hand Creek. also at feeders: Scrubjay, Harris's Sparrow.
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An adult (f?) goshawk flew in and perched briefly on a tree by our house at
8:45. About 3 mi north of Boulder near US 36. Flew off to northwest. Second
goshawk this winter.
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Right on schedule, TWO first-year Harris's sparrows turned up at our feeders
north of Boulder this morning. Most years lately we have had a single Harris's
sparrow at about this time--Nov 14 last year.
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Yesterday at noon there was a Mountain bluebird along Nimbus Road north of
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The gyrfalcon was perched on one of the power poles at Trilby and Taft for
about 10 minutes this morning. It flew off to the north at 8:45.
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A flock of Cassin's finches chased off the grackles from my feeders this
afternoon--4 males, 9 females, in bright plumage, males with full rosy wash
over the back. As many Cassins as I can ever remember seeing at once.
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A brown thrasher flitted around our yard this morning. North of Boulder, east
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Field north of Oxford Rd about 1/2 mi east of 41st St.
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Broadtails--just one or two
females the last few days. And THEN JUST AT DUSK TODAY a male Ruby-throated
Hummingbird appeared. Same shape as the Black-throated, long bill, red gorget,
straight wingtips.
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d day--a Prairie Falcon zoomed by in the morning for a bonus.
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This morning a sagebrush sparrow made a brief appearance at our house north of
Boulder. Snatched a few seeds from the feeder station, and then did its little
raised-tail scamper off and away. Nice house bird.
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A first-year Harris' s sparrow turned up at our feeders this morning, north of
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above the lower path. Unbothered either by me or passersby. I watched it about
20 minutes catching 4-5 grasshoppers.
Also harrier flying over the pond.
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Flock of 25 Evening Grosbeaks scratching in the leaves in our year north of
Boulder.
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