Tune In! Bird Songs & Behaviors Species List | June 30 & July 1, 2016

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Thursday & Friday, June 30 &* July 1, 2016, 9AM – 4PM
Location: Hallam Lake, North Star Nature Preserve, Independence Pass & Rock Bottom Ranch

Species Identified
Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Cooper’s Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Fox Sparrow (pictured above) Song Sparrow		Wilson’s Snipe Rock Pigeon Eurasian-collared Dove Black-chinned Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Lewis’s Woodpecker Red-naped Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker American Kestrel Western Wood-peewee  Lincoln’s Sparrow Western Tanager  Lesser Goldfinch		Cordilleran Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Western Kingbird Warbling Vireo Steller’s Jay Western Scrub Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird  American Goldfinch		Bushtit House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Bluebird American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing MacGillivray’s Warbler Yellow Warbler Green-tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Bullocks Oriole  House Finch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:
Theis Adult Naturalist Field School Class was taught by renowned birding instructor and author, Bill Schmoker. Bill’s deep expertise and knowledge delivered a most enjoyable and educational experience for participants in this 2-day class focusing on bird songs and behavior. We visited locations including Hallam Lake, Ashcroft, Marolt Open Space, lower Sunnyside Trail, Rock Bottom Ranch, and Lake Christine. Sixty-three species were observed in the field, offering a rich learning experience across many different habitats. Each day included lecture time which set the stage for what to look and listen for in the field, as well as much fascinating background information behind vocal and non-vocal sounds that birds make and behaviors. In the field, Bill shared more interesting tidbits as we spent time with questions, close-up looks through the scopes, and special moments such as watching a goshawk with prey.   

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Bird Guide