Hi CoBirders, Today was opening day at the Chatfield Banding Station and we had a pretty typical late April day. We caught 9 birds in the banding station nets, 8 new, plus a return Song Sparrow that was banded in 2007 and has been a regular visitor ever since. We are trying to get a handle on the Nature Center/feeder birds, so we caught some birds there as well - 11 White-crowned Sparrows, a return Downy from last year and a White-breasted Nuthatch banded in 2007. (Both the Downy and the Nuthatch were originally banded in a station net, not at the feeder area.)
So, here are the totals: Downy Woodpecker 1 return, banded 2010 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 return, banded 2007 Hermit Thrush 1 Virginia's Warbler 1 Myrtle Warbler 4 Spotted Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 1 new, 1 return, banded 2007 (probable pair; caught in same net; male in breeding condition) Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 11 We will be open every day except May 20-21, weather permitting, through Memorial Day. Look forward to seeing many of you! Meredith McBurney Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Chatfield Banding Station -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
