Hey COBirders, Bird-of-the-Day yesterday at Clear Spring Ranch was a Second-year Alder Flycatcher, banded. It didn't call, and I don't pretend I could separate it in the field from the more expected Willow Flycatcher, but a series of precise primary feather comparisons consistently indicated Alder. Photos available if you are interested.
It was a productive morning, (3rd busiest day this season) with an arrival of more locally-breeding species, but especially late-arriving, second-year female birds, looking pretty bedraggled in their yet-to-be-replaced plumages. Included were Com Yellowthroat (9), Yellow Warbler (4), Wilson's Warbler (2), MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Gray Catbird, Swainson's Thrush, and caught, but unbanded, male Black-chinned and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. Since I'm writing thus at 6 a.m., you can tell the forecast today is not conducive to operating nets - Rain and Strong Winds. A good day for data reporting! Steve Brown Colo Spgs Sent from my iPad -- 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/48ABE098-36C2-4562-BBC5-C91B7B9D74AC%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
