Today's weather was cool and calm and it was a rare weekday without a school group, so we took our time enjoying the total of 33 birds captured (24 new, 2 returns from prior years, 7 recaps from this year). Picked up our 51st (Lesser Goldfinch) and 52nd (Red-shafted Flicker) species for the year. Birds are really showing signs of breeding; in addition to the notes below, we caught several pairs of Yellow Warblers side by side in the net, and in our spare time watched a Broad-tailed Hummingbird build her nest in a tree near the banding station. Breakdown of new birds for the day:
Downy Woodpecker 1 (Female with brood patch) Red-shafted Flicker 1 (Female with brood patch) Western Wood-pewee 2 Gray Catbird 7 Yellow Warbler 5 new (including 2 males ready to breed) and 2 returns (1 breeding male from 2012 and 1 female from 2009) Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 (Male in breeding condition) Bullock's Oriole 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 As noted, we are in our last week; final day will be this Sunday, June 2. 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU177-DS4D700AA4AB8DF91111DC4D2900%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
