Hi COBirders, Much better today. Good report today for the banding station area at Chico Basin Ranch (El Paso Co section). Calm early, then light winds - and no blowout! Lots of birds moving through the woods all day - and the cottonwoods and Russian Olives are actually getting GREEN!.
We banded several birds early, then after an hour lull, things picked up again, and there seemed to be steady bird arrivals throughout the day, with midday arrivals of Orange-crowned Warblers, (seen), Black-headed Grosbeak (FOS - f seen), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOS, f seen), ), FOS Lazuli Bunting (m - banded), and FOS Swainson's Thrush (finally!), 3 banded. We had 2-3 birds in the nets at a time, steadily, until closing at about 1:30. What might this change in weather tonight do for us? Also seen - the banded Red-breasted Nuthatch, FOS Yellow Warbler, FOS Northern Waterthrush (seen and heard, White-crowned Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrow, Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown Thrasher, and a Western Meadowlark getting tantalizingly close to the net lanes. Banded today: 28 new birds House Wren - 3 Swainson's Thrush - 3 Hermit Thrush - 2 Orange-crowned Warbler - 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler -11 (Audubon's, Myrtle, and intergrades, with more females today) Com Yellowthroat - 1 (m) Chipping Sparrow - 1 Lazuli Bunting - 1 (m) Old Pueblo Road at the RR Crossing/Exit 122 is still closed. Open?? by Saturday?? Use Exit 128. Good birding, Steve Brown Colorado Springs, for Nancy Gobris, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
