Unfortunately the weather wasn't very cooperative today. After a promising start, a strong breeze suddenly began within an hour and a half of open nets, and caused us to quickly shut things down. We still managed to catch a few birds, with 15 newly-banded individuals and 2 recaptures, of 5 total species. Among these was the first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the season––our 40th species so far.
Today's summary: Wilson's Warbler 11 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 (FOS) Cassin's Vireo 1 Western Tanager 1 Brown Thrasher 3 (1 new, 2 within-season recaptures) We are open 6 days a week, closed on Sundays. This week we'll be opening nets at 6:40 AM and closing at 11:40 AM, with a potentially earlier close if it's windy like today was. My fingers are crossed for calmer conditions and more migrant activity. Visitors are welcome! Robert Snowden Bander, Chico Basin Ranch 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a2df7169-e905-4d1c-afaf-d24cbc1443f3%40googlegroups.com.
