Another slow morning as we finish up the banding season; of the 16 birds caught for the first time this season, all could be breeding at Chatfield except for the Lincoln's Sparrow. Yellow Warblers led again, with 10 new, most of them second year females that are usually the last to arrive.
We did catch both the male and female Cowbirds that have been around the station, presumably waiting for just the right moment to lay eggs in nests of Yellow Warblers; the male was banded in 2019. Here's the breakdown of todays 16 new birds: Western Wood-Pewee 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Yellow Warbler 10 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 banded 2019 Tomorrow is our last day! 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/e5cf8325-40ae-4392-ba44-03304ba873a3n%40googlegroups.com.
