BOULDER BIRD CLUB NEWS http://www.boulderbirdclub.org Dedicated to the Field Observation of Birds Since 1947 BBC Officers And Coordinators President Presidents Letter Where have all the birds gone? Well, it is Fall after all and that means a dearth of birds. The summer visitors have gone south and the year-round residents are busy getting ready for winter and not very visible. We ll still see juncos, kinglets, jays, flickers, nuthatches, chickadees and more down here in the Front Range. And we ve only to go as far as Allen s Park to see Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Grosbeaks and rosy finches. The birds are still there, just a little more work to find. Vice President And never fear, the ducks will be arriving soon! Not excited by ducks? They are beautiful and fun to watch and there are fewer species so they are pretty easy to learn. We ll see a lot of them for the next couple of months and then they ll be back in February for a couple of months. And the males are beginning to put on their regular plumage so identification will be getting easier. Photos The other option for winter birding is raptors. The Ferruginous Hawks have already been spotted in the area and maybe some Rough-legged Hawks will pay us a visit this year. What could be more fun than going to Barr Lake in January to see 20 or 30 Bald Eagles sitting on the ice (well I think it s fun)? Treasurer Secretary Field Trip Coordinator Birding Lists Carolyn Beach 303-443-0129 clbeach415@earthlink.net Lonny Frye 303-931-9131 lonny_frye@yahoo.com Elease Miller 303-530-4376 Jane Baryames 303-910-0293 janeb1952@gmail.com Dick Pautsch 303-818-5711 rjpautsch@gmail.com Carolyn Beach 303-443-0129 clbeach415@earthlink.net Newsletter Lars Buur 303-585-0346 lmbuur@gmail.com Membership Pat Heller pat_heller@msn.com Nancy Ries Morrison 303-396-2412 bbclubmembership@gmail.com Welcome New Members Maureen Rosen Renee Israel David Sutton Enlin Pan Glad to have you all in the Club and hope to see you on a Field Trip soon! We ll change to our winter schedule the first Wednesday of October, starting our Road Creepers walk at 8:30 am, still from the East Rec parking lot. First Sunday timing changes to 9:00 am on October 1st. Page 1
See the schedule below for any special trips and the date for our annual Holiday party. Thanks Lonny for again agreeing to host! Keep those binoculars handy. There are still birds to see in the winter and we ll be going out to find them every week. Come and join us! Fall Field Trip Schedule Sun Oct 1, 2017 9am First Sunday birding at Walden Wildlife Habitat Leader: Lonny Frye Carolyn Beach First Sunday at Walden Ponds. Meet at the Cottonwood Marsh parking lot (at the end of the Walden Ponds Road, off 75th just south of Jay) at 9 Announcements am. Dress for whatever the weather may be. Bring The Bird Club Holiday Party, December 10th binoculars, a scope and a bird book if you d like, starting at 5 PM. something to drink, and a snack if you think you ll get Please come to our annual holiday party held at Lonny hungry. and Vivienne's home at 1644 Pine Street in downtown. We will provide libations and some delicious delicacies to accompany any dish you would like to bring along to pass. Meet up with old members and greet new members and talk about some of the great birding moments of the past year. Good time to decide how to assist the Christmas Bird Count the very next week if you are thinking about it. Park in the neighborhood or just west 1/2 block on 17th in the parking lot and come in and join the fun! All are most welcome. Questions? contact Lonny @ 303 931 9131 Google Calendar Wed Oct 4, 2017 Wed Oct 11, 2017 Wed Oct 18, 2017 If you use Google Calendar, you may find this to be a convenient way to keep track of events. It may also be more up-to-date than the newsletter. From Google Calendar, you can add it by using this email in Add a friend's calendar : Wed Oct 25, 2017 Facebook Sun Nov 5, 2017 9am First Sunday birding at Walden Wildlife Habitat Wed Nov 1, 2017 ruin37hbgh6dlit8tjf7di8vf4@group.calendar.google.co m If you are on Facebook, make sure to check out the Bird Club page, maintained by Jane Baryames, for photos from BBC trips and more. Leaders: Sharon Norfleet and Gary Baxter First Sunday at Walden Ponds. Meet at the Annual Dues Cottonwood Marsh parking lot (at the end of the If you have not yet paid your 2017 dues, please take a Walden Ponds Road, off 75th just south of Jay) at 9 moment to do so. Nancy Ries Morrison will be happy am. Dress for whatever the weather may be. Bring binoculars, a scope and a bird book if you d like, to assist! something to drink, and a snack if you think you ll get hungry. Page 2
Wed Nov 8, 2017 Wed Nov 15, 2017 Wed Nov 22, 2017 Wed Nov 29, 2017 All are most welcome. Questions? contact Lonny @ 303 931 9131 Wed Dec 13, 2017 Wed Dec 20, 2017 Wed Dec 27, 2017 Sun Dec 3, 2017 9am First Sunday birding at Walden Wildlife Habitat Leader: Richard Pautsch First Sunday at Walden Ponds. Meet at the Cottonwood Marsh parking lot (at the end of the Walden Ponds Road, off75th just south of Jay) at 9 am. Dress for whatever the weather maybe. Bring binoculars, a scope and a bird book if you d like, something to drink, and a snack if you think you ll get hungry. Wed Dec 6, 2017 Sun Dec 10, 2017 5pm Holiday Party Please come to our annual holiday party held at Lonny and Vivienne's home at 1644 Pine Street in downtown. We will provide libations and some delicious delicacies to accompany any dish you would like to bring along to pass. Meet up with old members and greet new members and talk about some of the great birding moments of the past year. Good time to Walden Pond, August, Peter Ridgeway decide how to assist the Christmas Bird Count the very next week if you are thinking about it. Park in the neighborhood or just west 1/2 block on 17th in the parking lot and come in and join the fun! Page 3
Walden Pond, August, Peter Ridgeway Female Lazuli Bunting, Hygiene, August, Peter Ridgeway Baird's Sandpiper, Lagerman Reservoir, August, Peter Ridgeway Brewer's Blackbird, Hygiene, August, Peter Ridgeway Page 4
Lazuli Bunting, Pella Crossing, Jane Baryames Wilson's in Meredith's gentle hands, September, Nancy Ries Morrison Rufous, female & Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Davis home above Lyons, Jane Baryames Rock Wren on rock, Rabbit Mountain, Jane Baryames Page 5
Jack Collom was a long time birder & good friend of the Bird Club & always a wonderful teacher! He wrote me a couple poems over the last few years and enclosed each with his membership renewal. Here is one in Jack s memory. Nancy Nancy Ries Morrison, Membership, Bird Club