Michael Kiessig remarked this morning that days like today are the reason he volunteers.........We got a late start because of the rain and a threatening thunderstorm forced a quick close, but from 8 a.m. until noon things were close to perfect. A constant stream of interesting birds! We banded 30 birds of 12 species, plus caught 9 birds banded in earlier years, including an astounding 8 Yellow Warblers. The oldest was a male, banded as an adult in 2012, making him at least 8 years old. Here's the breakdown for the day:
Western Wood-pewee 1 (FOS) Least Flycatcher 1 (FOS) Plumbeous Vireo 1 (FOS and likely only!) House Wren 2 Swainson's Thrush 1 (FOS) Gray Catbird 2 new (FOS) and 1 return, banded last year Yellow Warbler 5 new, and 8 returns - 1 from 2012, 3 from 13, 2 from 15, 1 from 16, 1 from 17 Spotted Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 10 (a nice little flock, in the nets by the river; unusual for this station) Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1 Come visit! Station is open daily, weather permitting, through the end of May, except for Memorial Day. We open nets about 6:30 and close around noon. If you would like to visit on a weekend, you must pre-register - go to the Audubon Society of Greater Denver website. Perhaps the best time for birders to visit is early in the morning during the week - fewer people and more birds! (School groups arrive each day between 10:00 and 10:30.) Meredith McBurney Bander Chatfield Banding Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 303-349-0245 -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/928beaa8-b38f-4485-809d-899b482e3428%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
