Birds were active at dawn, then it quickly became quieter as the moisture in the air increased. Finally started raining good as we were packing up about 11:30. Banded 17 new birds, plus recaptured 12 banded in the last week or so. Highlights of the morning were a 3rd of the season Winter Wren and a Magnolia Warbler. Here's the breakdown of new birds:
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Winter Wren 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 2 Wilson's Warbler 1 (an adult male with lots of fat; the first in 11 days) Song Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3 White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1 Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1 Tomorrow, Sunday, is our last day....depending on the number of birds, we will start taking down about 11 a.m. Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
