A slightly busier day - out of the teens and into the 20's! Our most interesting captures today were American Redstarts. We have a small but hardy population that breed very close to the banding station. We caught the likely oldest female (banded 2019) on the 13th. Today we caught what I think of as the patriarch (banded 2017). He is in breeding condition (expanded cloaca) and was caught with an unbanded adult female. The third one caught today was a young female, caught in the same run in a nearby net. Glad to see these guys apparently doing well!
Here's the breakdown of today's 27 new birds: Warbling Vireo 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 8 Yellow Warbler 5 new, 1 banded 2021 American Redstart 2 new, 1 banded 2017 Common Yellowthroat 1 Spotted Towhee 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 American Goldfinch 2 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/4ca86747-7f61-4f62-b94a-5ce2a86f1738n%40googlegroups.com.
