As usual with songbird migration, one day is not like the next. The Swainson's Thrushes were not here in the numbers they were yesterday. We did not even recapture one of them. I must say that yesterday they were all very fat individuals with bulging fat throats and abdomens which means they were heading northward. Clay-colored Sparrow was the new bird species of the season captured today. Twenty-four species total captured for the day.
*110 New Birds banded:* Yellow Warbler -31 Wilson's Warbler -5 MacGillivray's Warbler -21 Northern Waterthrush -1 Common Yellowthroat - 2 Ovenbird -1 Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler -1 Dusky Flycatcher - 3 Willow Flycatcher -2 Ash-throated Flycatcher- 1 Chipping Sparrow -10 Clay-colored Sparrow -13 House Wren -2 American Goldfinch -1 Lincoln's Sparrow -6 Lazuli Bunting -3 Yellow-breasted Chat -3 Gray Catbird -2 Blue Grosbeak -4 Western Tanager -1 Green-tailed Towhee -1 Bullock's Oriole -3 Swainson' Thrush -3 5 Recaptures MacGillivray's Warbler- 2 Dusky Flycatcher -2 Blue Jay -1 return Banding Station will be closed tomorrow and be open Tuesday - Sunday next week. Spring Season will go through Friday May 27th. Stop by and Visit if you are in the area. Julie Shieldcastle Spring Bird Bander 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/bccecd03-47ff-49c3-a9ab-496be21f25c1n%40googlegroups.com.
