We had a weekend with over 100 visitors and few birds (single digits both days if we don't count the Nature Center feeder birds). Total for Saturday and Sunday (combined): House Wren 6 American Robin 1 return (Banded 2010) Yellow Warbler 1 return (Male, banded 2005, recaught 07, 08, 09, 10. Had to be at least 1 when he was banded, so we've got a bird that is at least 7 years old here.) Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Gambel's White Crowned Sparrow 2 Mountain White Crowned Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 1 Then, today, under cloudy skies and cooler weather, we had our best day so far, capturing 25 birds, 13 species before the wind picked up and forced us to close. A great day to be a kid in the school group that visited! Downy Woodpecker 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (FOS) 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 1 new, 2 returns (Both banded in 2010. One of these, a female, was in the net right next to the 7 year old mentioned above - and recaught but not recounted here) MacGillivray's Warbler (FOS) 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 3 Spotted Towhee 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1
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 cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.