After losing most of last week to rain and other
weather-related challenges, we were back to work this week at the CBR banding
station. The week began on Sunday with
our first Western Tanagers and Yellow-breasted Chats of the season. Monday was
a productive day of banding with a
total of 46 birds that included the first Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird,
and Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, along with a surprise duo of Killdeer!
The first Ovenbird and Mourning Dove were
captured on Tuesday.
Wednesday brought in the first Plumbeous Vireo, American
Goldfinch, and an uncommonly banded species, Brown-headed Cowbird. Bullock’s
and Orchard Oriole were seen but
not captured on Wednesday, but the former was caught on Thursday. A Warbling
Vireo also made its way into a net
on Thursday.
Friday was another good day with 45 banded, including the
first Western Wood-Pewee and American Redstart of the season. Also on Friday,
we recaptured an
Ash-throated Flycatcher that we had been banded last May. A lovely
Clay-colored Sparrow showed up in a
net on Saturday. Total for the season thus
far is 468 birds of 44 species banded.
Nancy Gobris
Diane Luck and Lynne Miller
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
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