Hey COBirders, Another great morning banding at Clear Spring Ranch. Today the stars were flycatchers: W Wood-pewee, Dusky Flycatcher, 2 Willow Flycatchers, and 1 Alder Flycatcher. The last three were all in hand at the same time - so a great time for comparison. The Alder did have a longer wing vs. tail, and precise measures of the primaries gave the ID.
Other highlights were 6 species of warblers banded (N Waterthrush, Virginia’s, Com Yellowthroat, Yellow, MacGillivray’s, YB Chat), and more Lazuli Buntings. What a great weekend: the last three days were the busiest spring banding days I’ve had, with about 150 birds banded. Wow! I remember whining the last two springs that migration seemed to be passing us by. Not this year!!! Happy Migration, Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- 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/BCDF358A-AA69-4EF3-AC9F-A9AD250112C7%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
