While it was another fairly breezy morning at here, the northerly wind direction made a big difference compared to yesterday. Not only were most nets more sheltered, but the wind direction was more favorable for the migrants, and so things were rather productive. I banded 52 new birds and had 2 recaptures, of 11 total species. Those numbers could've been a lot higher but I was on my own and had to limit net hours somewhat––there were a lot of birds around!
The most unique capture was a young male *Western Palm Warbler*, only the second fall banding record here (the first was back in 2009)! Otherwise, it was extremely thrushy, with a steady stream of Hermit Thrushes throughout the morning. Sparrows were active as well, especially the White-crowneds, and we had our first Mountain subspecies of the season. Today's summary: Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 + 1 recapture Wilson's Warbler 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 2 Pink-sided Junco, 1 Palm Warbler, Western 1 (FOS) Lincoln's Sparrow 6 Hermit Thrush 18 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 6 White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1 (FOS) Song Sparrow 1 Spotted Towhee 3 Brown Thrasher 1 recapture We are open 6 days a week, closed on Sundays. Tomorrow we're opening nets at 6:50 AM and closing at 11:50 AM, weather permitting. Come visit! 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/58963f9a-f530-4550-a174-f9d40a08a0d1%40googlegroups.com.
