It is May 5, and we caught our first Yellow Warbler, as Ira would say, right on time. (We, like Ira, also had our first Lazuli Bunting today, but that's not a bird for which we track arrival dates.) A relatively slow day; the Yellow-rumpeds, which have been our most-caught bird almost every day, seem to have moved on. Caught 11 new birds, plus two banded in prior years:
Downy Woodpecker 2 House Wren 3 new, 1 banded 2015 Hermit Thrush 1 Yellow Warbler 1 (FOS) Common Yellowthroat 1 (FOS) Spotted Towhee 1 new, 1 banded 2014 (This guy has been hanging around the Nature Center feeders for at least the past 2 years.) Song Sparrow 1 Lazuli Bunting 1 (FOS) Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2, EXCEPT for May 13, 14, and 30. It is almost always better to visit early in the morning. We are opening nets at 6:30, and most days will have birds back at the station by 7:15. There are school groups every weekday, arriving about 9:45. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy. Meredith McBurney Bander/Biologist Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- 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/9a910e82-dc25-4060-8676-fee71e268619%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
