A nice, non-windy day. We kept busy sorting out the recaps (birds banded previously this season) from the returns (birds banded in prior years caught for the first time this year). There were 9 returns this morning, including a female Yellow Warbler banded as an adult in 2016, making her at least 8 years old.
Here's the breakdown of the 9 returns plus the 26 newly banded today: Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 4 Gray Catbird 1 new, 1 banded in 2021, 1 in 2019 Yellow Warbler 8 new, 3 banded in 2021, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2016 American Redstart 1 banded in 2019 Common Yellowthroat 4 Wilson's Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 new, 1 banded 2021 Spotted Towhee 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1 We are open 6 mornings per week, closed on Mondays. Registration is required to visit on the weekends - there are three 1 hour sessions, starting at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30. Go here <https://denveraudubon.org/events/> to register. There are school groups every week day, arriving about 9:30. Individuals may drop by early mornings during the week although there are groups visiting early on some days. Meredith McBurney Bander, Chatfield Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/689eab62-aef0-4c59-a210-3a8bd056141en%40googlegroups.com.
