Bluff Lake Bird Walk Lists
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Record turnout today was rewarded with over 40 species of birds! Thanks to everyone who came out and hoping for an even bigger turnout (of both birders and birds) in May!
Check out all the species seen below:
Charles and Bryan’s Group of 12
https://ebird.org/checklist/S316881560
Jason and Lisa’s Group of 14
https://ebird.org/checklist/S316880298
Emily and Rachael’s Group of 16
https://ebird.org/checklist/S316865808
Jennifer and George’s Group of 11
https://ebird.org/checklist/S316875953
Steve’s Group of 10
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Two groups of hardy souls with good traction on their footwear braved the fresh snow and slippery conditions to find 25 species of birds, a coyote, and a beaver!
This was our first bird walk starting at the top of the bluff again! Check out the lists from the two groups below:
Charles and Jason’s Group of 9:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S306858585
Rachael, Bryan, Emily, and Steve’s Group of 10:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S306859635
Hope to see y’all out birding this spring!
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A huge turnout with unseasonably warm weather made this a February bird walk for the record-books. Three groups turned up 27 species and one group got 31 species! Highlights included a high-count of 5 red-tailed hawks, 12 total waterfowl species, and a flyover bald eagle! Check out the lists below and remember; next month we are meeting back at the parking lot on top of the bluff!
Bryan and Rachael’s Group:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S298650760
Jason’s Group of 8:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S298649316
George’s Group of 10:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S298661920
Steve’s Group of 10:
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Bird Walk Lists from our first bird walk of 2026.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S292148124
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This December we had a turnout of 28 birders who found a collective 28 species. Some highlights included a great-horned owl, a harrier, a hybrid red/yellow-shafted northern flicker, and two belted kingfishers. Thanks to everyone who came out and to the volunteer walk leaders!
Jason, Steve, and Emily’s Group of 9:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S287533626
Jen, George, and Bryan’s Group of 10:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S287520386
Lisa’s Group of 9:
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This Saturday was a beautiful morning that started near freezing and then warmed up as the sun rose by the end of the walk. While the weather was classically Colorado-fall the birds were as well, with our far north and elevation migrants arriving for our “milder” climate. Juncos, white-crowned sparrows, and many species of ducks have moved into Bluff Lake for the winter. Check out what was seen on the checklists below and we hope to see you out for next month’s walk!
Jason’s Group (11 birders)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S282349168
George and Charles’ Group (15 birders)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S282376501
Jen and Rachael’s Group (10 birders)
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A beautiful autumn morning with lots of birders and some great migrating birds including green heron, spotted towhee, and the return of the white-crowned sparrows! Check out the lists from each group below:
George’s group of 11
checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277214385
Jason’s group of 7
checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277235050
Bryan and Jen’s group of 10
checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277265467
Rachael and Steve’s group of 12
checklist:https://ebird.org/checklist/S277217179
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7:40am Group Led by Lisa and Bryan
https://ebird.org/checklist/S271841244
8:00am Group Led by Charles and George
https://ebird.org/checklist/S271810602
8:10am Group led by Rachael and Steve
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Jason’s List (10 people): https://ebird.org/checklist/S264477847
Jen’s List (10 people):
https://ebird.org/checklist/S264503745George’s List (8:00am start):
https://ebird.org/checklist/S264512906 -
We had a lovely morning Saturday. There were three groups for a total of 38 birders. As always, a big thank you to our leaders, but especially this week to our guest leaders Emma (in town visiting from Iowa), Ginni, and my daughter Elizabeth (in town visiting from Wisconsin). We really appreciate your help!
Steve Hebert and Emma Stefanacci had 12 in their group. Here is their checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S257234575
Lisa Pera and Ginni Dickinson had 14 in their group. Here is their checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S257242157
George Ho and Jen Stefanacci had 12 in their group. Here is their checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S257535471
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View the checklists by each group below.
Chuck and George:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S247723445
Jason:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S247713761
Steve:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S247730049
Jen and Lisa:
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A classic May morning at the Bluff with 40+ species seen including a Loggerhead Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and the fledgling Great Horned Owls leaving the nest!
Steve Hebert's Group, 9 participants
https://ebird.org/checklist/S232550784
Jason Bidgood and George Ho's Group, 15 participants (7:30 group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S232537918
Jen Stefanacci and Lisa Pera's group, 12 participants
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Checklists on bird Walk on 4-5-25 at BLNC
First bird walk out of the Havana Pedestrian entrance. Weather was snowing, overcast, and cold. One group made it all the way around the lake trail while the other decided to stick to the small loop.
Group with Archer and Lisa (12 attendees)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S223159128
Group with Ben, Steve and George (10 attendees)
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March 1, 2025 BLNC bird walks
Charles Thornton-Kolbe’s group (charles@pibird.com) (13 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S216087643 kept by Archer Silverman
Jason Bidgood’s group (jbisgood@hotmail.com) (10 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S216058506
Lisa Pera and Jennifer Stefanacci’s group (js7812256@gmail.com) (10 in
group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S216057982
George Ho (hogeorge@yahoo.com) and Steve Hebert’s group (10 in
group)
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2-1-25 BLNC bird walk
Weather: cloudy and mild with light breeze
41 in attendance including 6 leaders
Nice lists of birds with a Great Horned Owl in the nest, bald eagles tumbling in the sky, and an assortment of ducks in the open water. Thanks to all the leaders and thanks to all who joined the walks this morning. Let’s do it again in March!
Charles and Steve (11)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S211511933
Jason and Jen (11)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S211510671
Lisa (11)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S211510920
George (8)
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Cold, foggy and cloudy, the temperature remained at 22 degrees. Those who attended were not “fair weather” birders, and all deserved a gold star! Thanks to all the leaders and brave hearts who attended, and see you all in February, George.
Steve and Emma (8 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S207987354
Jenn and Lisa (8 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S207982766
Jason and George (9 in group)
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Last Walk of 2024! Thanks for a great year.
41 Attendees and 6 Leaders
https://ebird.org/checklist/S204708085 with Charles Thornton-Kolbe (10)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S204713366 with Lisa Pera and Jen Stefanacci (12)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S204706856 with Jason Bidgood (9)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S204708082 with Steve Hebert and George Ho (9)
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Total of 34 people including 4 leaders on a beautiful fall day with sunshine and crisp air.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S201125756
Group 1: Leader Jason Bidgood with 12 people
https://ebird.org/checklist/S201126925
Group 2: Leaders Jen Stefanacci and Lisa Pera with 15 people
https://ebird.org/checklist/S201135415
Group 3: Leader George Ho with 7 people
Happy Birding all, see you in December!
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BLNC bird walk 10-05-24
Total attendees 40 including 5 leaders. Beautiful weather.
Group 1 with Charles Thornton-Kolbe and Lisa Pera (14 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S197640681
Group 2 with Steve Hebert and Jen Stefanacci (14 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S197637356
Group 3 with George Ho (12 in group)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S197658673
Thanks all for coming. See you next month!
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BLNC Bird Walk (9-7-24)
Group 1 Charles Thornton-Kolbe(10 people) 30 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S194285250
Group 2 Lisa Pera(10 people) 34 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S194291630
Group 3 Steve Hebert & Jen Stefanacci(12 people) 29 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S194325063
Group 4 George Ho(10 people) 19 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S194299383
42 in attendance (including 5 leaders) on a beautiful morning of late summer.
Starting in October, we’ll have one starting time at 8 am.
Thanks all for coming and making this a fun time and a successful program.
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Group 1 with Jason Bidgood with 11 attendees for the 1st 7:30 am group saw 33 species of birds.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S190050632
Group 2 with Lisa Pera with 9 attendees for the 2nd 7:30 am group saw 27 species.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S190086168
Group 3 with Jen Stefanacci & George Ho with 13 attendees for 8am group saw 20 species.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S190073518
Total attendants for 8-3-24 numbered 37 in 3 groups including 4 leaders. Goes to show that “the early bird catches the worm” or “the early birders see more of the early birds!”
Thanks all, see you in September.
George
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Group 1 led by Jason Bidgood – 15 in group
https://ebird.org/checklist/S185650899
Group 2 led by Steve Hebert and Lisa Pera – 15 in group
https://ebird.org/checklist/S185660716
Group 3 led by Jen Stefanacci and George Ho – 33 in group
https://ebird.org/checklist/S185668081
A beautiful morning with many young birds growing during this time of year and many nests: Swainson’s hawk, tree swallows, red-wing blackbirds, and a hairy woodpecker.
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Group 1: Jason Bidgood and Lisa Pera leaders (12 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S178633804
Group 2: Charles Thornton-Kolbe leader (11 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S178642719
Group 3: Steve Hebert leader (13 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S178648683
Group 4: George Ho and Jen Stefanacci leasers (14 people)
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A cool morning and mostly cloudy with gentle breezes. 43 attendees and 6 leaders enjoyed the bird walk in 4 groups. Species of birds ranged from 35 to 49. Photos taken by the walk leaders were incredible and included owls, hawks, swallows, and a hummingbird!
Group 1 led by Jason Bidgood with 11 attendees at 7:30am saw 49 species of birds (view checklist)
Group 2 led by Lisa Pera and Steve Hebert with 8 attendees at 7:48 am saw 40 species of birds (view checklist)
Group 3 led by Jen Stefanacci and Peter Konrad with 13 attendees at 8:04 am saw 35 species of birds (view checklist)
Group 4 led by George with 11 attendees at 8:22 am saw 35 species of birds (view checklist)
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Cloudy, breezy in the low to mid 40’s (rain before, snow flurries and windy afterwards).
44 of us braved the elements and caught a window of decent weather for birding on Saturday 4-6-24. Kenna Sue led a shortened walk both by distance and time. We will continue this option in future months.
Next month (May 4, 2024) we have a 7:30am start time as well as the 8:00am start time.
Thanks to Charles, Kenna Sue, Jason, Steve, Lisa and Jen for leading!!
https://ebird.org/checklist/S167398226
Lisa and Jen (4 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S167432237
Jason and Steve (13 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S167390015
Charles (17 people)
https://ebird.org/checklist/S167382117
Kenna Sue (10 people)
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https://ebird.org/checklist/S163497259 is link to group #1 led by Lisa and Charles with 13 people
https://ebird.org/checklist/S163469654 is link to group #2 led by Jen and Steve with 18 people
https://ebird.org/checklist/S163454964 is link to group #3 led by Jason with 11 people
https://ebird.org/checklist/S163491097 is link to group #4 led by George Ho with 16 people
March 2, 2024, A beautiful day with spring like weather and 58 of us (including the 6 leaders) enjoyed the monthly bird walk around Bluff Lake in 4 separate groups! The number of bird species seen ranged from 21 to 30.
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BLNC Bird Walk 2-3-24
https://ebird.org/checklist/S160538198
this is the list kept by Jason with George as the co-leader
https://ebird.org/checklist/S160507627
this is the list kept by Jen with Lisa and Steve as the co-leaders
In addition to the 5 leaders for the two groups, there were 10 of you brave souls and a 19-month-old little girl who went birding on a wet and cool day. Your enthusiasm and dedication are recognized and appreciated. Everyone deserves a gold star!
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1-6-24 BLNC Bird Walk
Lisa Pera and Emma Stefanacci (17 in group)
19 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S158257251
Charles Thornton-Kolbe and Jen Stefanacci (15 in group)
14 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S158257447
Steve Hebert and George Ho (11 in group)
19 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S158268890
Thanks to all the leaders for a wonderful experience with three groups.
See you all in February 2024.
by George Ho