This morning at the Ridgway State Park fall banding station, bander Linnea Rowse banded a female hatch year Golden-winged Warbler! It was a great find for those of us volunteering today.
Linnea is has studied these birds extensively and it was a surprise to net one so far west. A look at E-bird shows this the farthest west sighting in CO. There are other recorded sightings west of Colorado; however, they are not common. RIdgway State Park is located on U.S. Route 550 south of Montrose and north of Ridgway proper. The banding station is open to the public Saturday, September 9, from 8:30 to 11:00 am or so. The banding station is at the farthest south Dallas Creek entrance. Enter the park, turn left and drive south to the roundabout for parking. The station is located on the west side of the bridge. IF YOU VISIT, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE NET LANES. A park pass is required (either annual or day pass). The station is closed Sunday. The station is open to school children/field trips next week Monday through Friday mornings. The station closes next Friday as Linnea will be traveling to another Western Slope station. Or course, the birds could be anywhere and this bird may be gone tomorrow ;-) Questions? Contact Linnea at [email protected]. -- 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/7b887208-013c-4c78-a8e7-f25198e2fabe%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
