Hi COBirders, The wind brought in a turnover of birds at Chico Basin Ranch, but it also kept us from opening about 1/3 of the nets. Where it was sheltered, we did great and had a steady arrival all morning. About 90 new birds were banded today, mostly warblers again, with 40+ Wilson's, several Orange-crowned, MacGillivray's, and Yellow Warblers (which seem really late), and we added our FOS Com Yellowthroat and FOS Audubon's Yellow-rumped. Also W Tanagers, Gray Catbirds, Lazuli Bunting, an FOS Indigo Bunting female, a few sparrows, and LOTS of flycatchers: a couple W W Pewees, and several Dusky, Hammond's, Least, and Western Flycatchers.
The Bird-of-the-Day came in a net I was just about to close at midday - a bright PHILADELPHIA VIREO, aged as hatch-year. We think this might be only the 4th we've had in the fall in the last decade. Photos available. Watching the cold front and almost-full moon to see what they bring us tonight! Happy Migration, Steve Brown Colorado Springs, Biologist, RMBO Volunteer -- 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/BF8A4267-F1F6-4662-B1CD-9EF5A3433030%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
