Today seemed to mark the beginning of real activity among Yellow Warblers - We banded 6 new, caught 3 from prior years, caught another 6 banded earlier this season. In several instances, we caught a male and female side by side in the net. Our "best bird" of the day was a female American Redstart, a species that we believe breeds at Chatfield but we rarely catch. Here's the breakdown on the 22 new and 3 returns:
House Wren 3 Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 3 Yellow Warbler 6 new, 3 returns (2 banded 2015, 1 in 2014) American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 3 Wilson's Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Spotted Towhee 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2, EXCEPT for May 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/02f5e183-d68a-47e8-858f-fc8dfb24505e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
