On a very nice calm warm Fall morning, Saraiya Ruano and I banded fifty birds at Clear Springs Ranch (south of Fountain in El Paso County).
We handled 50 birds, including 6 recaptures. Nine species. One was a White-crowned Sparrow banded at CSR in spring 2008! Highlights were a Northern Shrike (first year), an adult Harris's Sparrow, a Lincoln's Sparrow and a Blue Jay (which are always cool to band). We also saw large groups of gulls flying south toward the midway dump, likely coming from Big Johnson. Here's our list: Blue Jay,1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow,12+R1 Harris's Sparrow,1 Lincoln's Sparrow,1 Northern Shrike, 1 Oregon Junco,12 Slate-colored Junco, 2 Song Sparrow,19+R3 Spotted Towhee, R3 David Elwonger, who roosts at 8400' near Woodland Park, Colorado --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
