Like Chico, we also have fewer birds on this warm, calm day. Banded 17 birds, plus caught 2 birds banded in prior years, including a Yellow Warbler banded as an adult male in 2007, then recaptured in 08 and 09 but not since until today. That means at least an 8 year old bird! (Longevity record on this species is 11 years.) First day in May without Yellow-rumpeds. Here's today's breakdown:
Blue Jay 1 (FOS, and actually the first banded at this station) Black-capped Chickadee 1 return, banded 4/30/10 House Wren 5 Grey Catbird 1 (FOS) Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 2 new, 1 return (see above) Northern Waterthrush 1 (FOS, and likely only one for season; don't catch many of these) Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 American Goldfinch 1 Heat expected to continue for several days, so like Steve I expect fewer birds until we get a weather change. We, however, will be open through June 2, so hoping we'll catch the peak of the migration! Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 Celebrating 25 Years of Bird and Habitat Conservation -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
