Hey All, It was always going to be difficult to top the Pacific Wren and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher of last week, but two days of rain really made this week a slow one. Numbers were mediocre Monday and Tuesday, with midweek rain Wednesday and Thursday. Things picked back up Friday with lots of late-morning/early afternoon action and Saturday ended up being our busiest day of the season thus far with 72 new birds banded.
Notables for the week were our first *Golden-crowned Kinglets* (3) of the season and a *Sharp-shinned Hawk*. Otherwise it was the usual suspects. Season Totals: 745 Birds of 53 Species This will be the last week of banding, and the station will run Monday through Friday 7:00 am till 11:30 am, weather permitting. We love to share our birds with the public so feel free to come by. Please make sure to check in at the Ranch office before visiting the station. Lastly, be aware that the Ranch uses the banding station as an educational opportunity for a variety of school groups or other interested organizations so after 9 am the station may be filled with wide-eyed youngsters. Good birding, Aaron Yappert Volunteer Bander -- 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/a85f8a47-0e43-4e09-be20-a1e6f6309e90%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
