We are seeing the transition from late summer to early fall - Wed we had possibly our last Yellow Warbler and our first Yellow-rumped, plus our first Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Also had our third Nashville Warbler (never had more than two in a season). Flickers, Blue Jays and Downy Woodpeckers (all of which tend to be later season captures) are around and more active. We finally caught the White-breasted Nuthatch that's been taunting us for at least a week. Here's the breakdown:
9/18 - 30 banded: Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 House Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 (FOS) Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler-Audubon's 1 (FOS) MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 14 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 9/19 - 23 banded, 1 return: Downy Woodpecker 2 new, 1 return (banded last year) White-breasted Nuthatch 1 (FOS) Dusky Flycatcher 1 House Wren 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler-Audubon's 2 Wilson's Warbler 8 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Closed today; then open Sat, Sun, and Mon. Closed Tues (9/24), then open daily until our next closed day on Fri (10/4). Remember the RMBO picnic on Sat (10/5)! Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303/329-8091 (land line) 303/349-0245 (cell) -- 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-DS106627674D48F2C034B895D2220%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
