Hi COBirders, Susan Craig and I have begun migration banding at Clear Springs Ranch, south of Fountain, off I-25, across from the Nixon Power Plant.
We've wondered when Yellow Warblers migrate South, as we don't catch many after the middle of August. Well, it looks like NOW. Banding Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week has yielded about 15 YEWA, mostly hatch-year birds. This was only banding for about 2 hours each day, and from 8-9 nets. Things go dead pretty quickly after about 830. Other species banded this week: Am Robin - mostly juveniles Gray Catbird - mostly juveniles House Wren - mostly juveniles Lazuli Bunting - adult male Black-headed Grosbeak - adult female, and juvenile Spotted Towhee - recaps from 2010 and 2008, and one juvenile Yellow-breasted Chat, adult female and captured, but not banded, Rufous Hummingbird female, and Calliope Hummingbird female More soon, Happy Migration! Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- 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/C1B38F9F-2E47-4503-B7F5-9DF877734253%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
