Happy Indigenous Peoples Day, everybody. Some recent observations from
around eastern Boulder County:
Early this Monday morning, Oct. 10, I visited the Lake Park Open Space in
Louisville, where I heard and saw a remarkable *Woodhouse scrub-jay.* The
bird looked normal
I help John Vanderpoel with a Boulder County Audubon Society tour of eastern
Boulder County and nearby spots today. We had a great day with a total of 115
species for our efforts (over 11 hours).
We started at Walden Ponds where the many birds were mainly confined to the
domain of usual
I did a big loop through Boulder County today, heading into the mountains first
and then back through the western edge of the plains. Noteworthy birds
included a flock of 250 noisy Bohemian Waxwings about ½ mile east of Barker Dam
outside of Nederland (there was also a very late Mourning Dove
Hi birders,
Peter Gent and I searched for the Bewick's Wren at Apple Valley Road in Lyons
this morning without success.
At Cottonwood Marsh, there was 1 adult SNOWY EGRET, 13 WHITE-FACED IBIS, 1
singing COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and a singing GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE.
Good birding,
Christian
I poked around Boulder today with Tom Thomson. Some items of general interest
to the birding community:
1. Pacific Loon was close to the northwest shore of Boulder Reservoir (access
from northwest parking lot on N 55th St.)
2. At Walden Ponds, we tried unsuccessfully to find the previously
I just had a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird at my feeders. That ties with
4/14/2003 for my earliest return date.
On 4/12, I had three Swainson's Hawks in the county at Nelson Road near Airport
Road. Two Says Phoebes on 4/9 at 63rd and Plateau Road. On 4/8, I was very
lucky to find a Barn Owl
From north-central Boulder County: Linda Andes George asked me to
post the following message as she can no longer post to cobirds:
I've had a housewren in the yard, multiple tree
swallows scouting the birdhouses and being routed by a miserable but
stout
little house sparrow, and many
