Highlights of bird banding at CBR since my last post:
A Northern Parula banded on Sat. 5/13 - only the second banded in the history of the station. Also on the same day, an American Redstart, a gorgeous adult male Blue Grosbeak, and seven feisty Bullock's Orioles. The second Veery of the season on Fri., 5/12. Also the first two Black-headed Grosbeaks of the season, as well as the first Western Kingbirds, two rival males caught side-by-side in the same net. An Ovenbird on Tues. 5/9. This species is still being seen and heard singing at the station as of today, Sun. 5/14. An Eastern Phoebe on Sun. 5/7 that had been singing at the station for a few weeks prior. Also captured that day were a Say's Phoebe, the first of two Ash-throated Flycatchers, the first Plumbeous Vireo, and a lovely male Eastern Bluebird. A striking adult male Magnolia Warbler captured on Fri. 5/5, found in the grove by John Drummond before hitting a net and getting some silver bling. A young male Sharp-shinned Hawk captured on Thurs. 5/4. A second was caught on Wed., 5/10. While birding but not banding at the station this morning, I found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler, seen soon after by Bill Maynard, and by others later in the day. Nancy Gobris 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/CY4PR01MB2727C45919B140636BB083B7CFE00%40CY4PR01MB2727.prod.exchangelabs.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
