Hey COBirders, We ARE at the usual height of spring migration this week - and numbers and diversity are up. At Clear Spring Ranch banding this morning it was a “Black and Orange” day - with banded FOS American Redstart (Ad M),FOS Orchard Orioles (Ad M, SY F), Spotted Towhee (AD F), Black-headed Grosbeak (2), and FOS Blue Grosbeak (Ad M - not what you would think of as black and orange - except he was about 2/3 done rubbing the rusty feathers feathers off of his head and back to look blue, along with black of wing and tail). Fun.
Other banding highlights: 49 Total banded today , including - Willow Flycatcher (SY) 2 Gray Catbirds 3 Yellow-breasted Chats (all males) 5 Chipping Sparrows (of a larger flock) 3 Clay-colored Sparrows 11 Lincoln’s Sparrows 1 MacGillivray’s Warbler (SY M) 4 Com Yellowthroat (all F) 7 Yellow Warblers 1 Hermit Thrush So far this spring - 850 birds netted (but about 300 were un-banded Chipping Sparrows!). Plan now is to band through May 31 - or when the migration stops and only breeding birds are left here. Have a good week, Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- -- 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/E2E6253F-338A-47C9-A0C5-24EF62DEB0B7%40gmail.com.
