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 [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/4ca86747-7f61-4f62-b94a-5ce2a86f1738n%40googlegroups.com.
