Hey COBirders, I’ve been seeing the reports of unusual numbers of mountain species along the Front Range, but hadn’t thought too much about it until this morning.
I closed down banding at Clear Spring Ranch the other day, and have resumed banding backyard juncos at my home in NW Colo Spgs. I usually have a family of Mountain Chickadees around (they sometimes nest in the yard), so it was no big deal to see some at the feeders. But I have caught 11 in the last day, and there are more unbanded ones around. Most have been hatch year birds. I usually get a Steller’s Jay here a couple of times a winter. They come down from the burn scar area to our yard 1/2 mile away occasionally. But this week I have seen a couple in the yard every day, and this morning, three. Lastly I only see a few Cassin’s Finch in my yard each winter, and not even every winter (except a couple years ago I banded 90 in my yard in a month!). I banded an adult male CAFI this morning, too. That’s three species of birds I usually get, but not always in the same winter, and never all at the same time! Have a birdy weekend, Steve Brown Colo Spgs, Mountain Shadows neighborhood -- 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/5235F95E-0A6E-41B4-A2A2-1486052688BF%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
