Nice third-to-last day of the season. Highlight was an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Caught in the same run as a couple of Western Wood-pewees, the OSFL seemed like a giant. And he was beautiful. The last of the Yellow Warblers are arriving - We banded 7, all but 1 were females that hatched last year (usually the last to arrive in the spring).
Here's the breakdown for the day: Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Western Wood-pewee 5 (These guys are having a great year - We've now caught twice as many as in any previous year at this station) Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 3 Yellow Warbler 9 new, 1 banded 2013 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Open tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday, and then done for the season! 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 be closed 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/0294a7c8-b9b6-4b89-ba55-277a01220afc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
