Morning Birding Species List | August 5, 2014

---

Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 7AM – 10AM
Weather:  partly cloudy
Location: Hallam Lake, Moore Openspace, Ute Cemetery

Species Identified
Spotted Sandpiper Broad-tailed Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Steller’s Jay Black-billed Magpie		American Crow Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Black-capped Chickadee House Wren (pictured above) American Robin		Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Green-tailed Towhee Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Western Tanager

Comments: Summer is beginning to wind up: the spotted sandpipers have molted into their non-breeding plumage, and have lost their spots; cedar waxwings are starting to flock; and mallards are in full eclipse plumage. Fledgling activity has ramped up, as young birds get their bearings and prepare for fall activities.   

Today’s outing explored vibrant mountain shrubland and riparian habitats on public and private openspace, and the mini-lesson was about the importance of preserving habitat for birds and their other wild neighbors.

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Naturalist