After being frozen out yesterday and getting snow overnight, we opted to try for a late start this morning. We arrived at 8:30, to grey skies, snow on the ground, and cold temps. But the Yellow-rumped Warblers were "everywhere", so we decided to open just a few nets and see what happened. A total of 39 Yellow-rumpeds, plus a Cooper's Hawk, an Eastern Phoebe, and an assortment of others for a total of 44 new birds in the 2 1/2 hours we banded:
Cooper's Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 (3rd caught ever at the station) Hermit Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 11 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 23 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Intergrade 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 We will be open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, through May 31, except for May 10-11 and 27. We are opening nets at 6:30, and most days will have birds back at the station by 7:15. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy. Registration is required for all weekend visitors; see the Denver Audubon website to sign up. Individuals may visit weekdays without registering before the school groups arrive, which is usually around 10 a.m. Come visit! Meredith McBurney Bander Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- 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/25d30e48-6d7a-4423-ba0f-75a27db984e4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
