Checklist S31298048

Location

Walmart--Lafayette, Colorado, Boulder County, Colorado, US ( Map )

Date and Effort

Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:06 AM

Protocol:: Area

Party Size:: 1

Duration:: 40 minute(s)

Area: 2.2 ha

Observers:: Ted Floyd

Comments:: Mostly clear and mild. Walked around the sprawling Wal-Mart parking lot, working mostly the east and north sides.

Species

18 species (+1 other taxa) total

59	Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Mainly in association with failed owl decoys atop Walmart. ML33521271 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd Plumage variation in Rock Pigeons. Age: Adult Sex: Sex Unknown
5	Eurasian Collared-Dove
1	Streptopelia sp.
1	Ring-billed Gull
1	Downy Woodpecker
1	American Kestrel
1	Say's Phoebe
4	Western Kingbird Three adults and one juvenile (shown below). ML33522041 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd Juvenile Western Kingbird at the north edge of the Walmart parking lot. Age: Juvenile Sex: Sex Unknown
1	Eastern Kingbird Juvenile hanging out with the Western Kingbirds. ML33522701 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd Juvenile Eastern Kingbird at the north edge of the Walmart parking lot. Age: Juvenile Sex: Sex Unknown
2	Blue Jay
5	Black-billed Magpie In the parking lot and on the building. ML33523211 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd Is there anything this "decoy" doesn't lure in? Age: Adult Sex: Sex Unknown
1	American Crow
1	Common Raven
1	Barn Swallow
20	European Starling 1 juvenile, the rest adults. ML33569711 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd All the adult-plumage birds, as far as I could tell, were in fresh basic plumage (heavily spotted) with gray-black bills. Age: Adult
6	House Finch
1	American Goldfinch
1	Clay-colored Sparrow In the shrubs near the north end of the building. ML33522811 Macaulay Library © Ted Floyd Clay-colored Sparrow; hanging out with several House Finches. Gave a weak flight call when it flew away. Age: Adult Sex: Sex Unknown
1	House Sparrow

Are you submitting a complete checklist of the birds you were able to identify?

Yes