Caught a few birds that would be migrating through, some first-time birds likely to stay for the season, and a bunch of locally breeding birds banded earlier that are now in the breeding process. Among the 3 birds caught today that had been banded in previous years, one was a Yellow Warbler banded in 2013 that we have not caught again until now. How did she evade us in 14, 15, 16, and 17?? Here is the breakdown of birds caught for the first time this year:
Dusky Flycatcher 2 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Robin 1 banded in 2017 Gray Catbird 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Yellow Warbler 2 new, 2 returns, 1 from 2013 and 1 from 2014 Common Yellowthroat 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 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/d932e753-b6cd-4a60-b013-4fe8fd061ebe%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.