Boulder Rez night walk, Wed., Jul. 16

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, Birders.

Please join the Boulder Bird club for a nighttime natural history excursion tomorrow evening, Wednesday, July 16, at 8:30 p.m. We will depart from the Eagle Trail East trailhead, west side of Boulder Reservoir, here:

https://goo.gl/maps/GfypM

Please consider carpooling.

BRING INSECT REPELLENT! And not that namby-pamby all-natural Boulder stuff. Only DEET (buy it in Westminster or Pueblo or somewhere) works on the ferocious mosquitos in the west end of marshes of Boulder Rez.

Our objective is to enjoy all aspects of the natural world at night: dancing fireflies, twinkling stars and blazing meteors, frogs and toads, divers insects, and birds. Speaking of birds, we will listen for rails, coots, grebes, snipes, owls, nighthawks, herons, ducks, geese, swallows and other passerines, and more. We'll probably see some birds, too. Here is a recap, pp. 70-71, of last year's nighttime excursion to the Rez:

http://cfobirds.org/downloads/journal/Birding_on_the_Dark_Side.pdf

We'll be on foot the whole time, covering a few miles. I don't know how long we'll be out, maybe till 10pm, maybe till midnight, maybe till dawn if we're having a really good time out there. Nighttime natural history is wonderfully unplanned and extemporaneous.

Bring DEET. Bring a sense of wonder. No artificial lights, please. Young people and curiosity-seekers are especially welcome. The outing, sponsored by the Boulder Bird Club, is free and open to the public.

See you tomorrow!

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

[Susan Hochgraf]

Anybody coming via Boulder campus and can offer a ride? I'm in town for a week with no personal transportation. If so, leave me your contact info and we'll take it from there.
Thanks so much!!
Sue from Connecticut

[Ted Floyd]

Because several of you have asked...

Yes, the outing is still on for this evening, rain or (moon)shine.

Perhaps rain *and* moonshine. This is a Boulder Bird Club outing, after all. We know how to party.

'sides, Black Rails like singing in the rain.

Bring DEET and hip waders. See you tonight!

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado