Today was about as good and big as it gets for one day at this banding station - 151 new birds of 26 species. The advantages of lots of stormy weather! And a great crew of volunteers! Here's the breakdown:
Least Flycatcher 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 5 Dusky Flycatcher 28 Warbling Vireo 3 Violet-green Swallow 2 House Wren 1 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher 1 Swainson's Thrush 9 Hermit Thrush 6 Gray Catbird 6 Virginia's Warbler 14 Yellow Warbler 15 new, 2 banded 2017, 1 banded 2018 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 7 Northern Waterthrush 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 5 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 5 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Western Tanager 1 Clay-colored Sparrow 2 (FOS) Brewer's Sparrow 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 17 White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 4 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 (FOS) Bullock's Oriole 5 American Goldfinch 2 We will be open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, through May 31, except for Memorial Day. 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/6fd319e0-51fb-4887-b90c-dccef10b9e95%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
