What a morning! Okay so if you get the opportunity to see a Townsend's Solitaire in the hand by all means I think you will agree; it is one Beautiful bird! Other highlights included a Hatching year female Cooper's Hawk, and the first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the year caught at Chico. Twenty-two bird species were captured today.The student's from St. Mary's High School got a treat by seeing a large bird of prey and comparing it to a Broad-tailed Hummingbird. *60 New Birds* Wilson's Warbler -27 Orange-crowned Warbler- 2 MacGillivray's Warbler -4 Western Wood-Pewee -1 Hammond's Flycatcher -1 Dusky Flycatcher -1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -1 House Wren -1 Cassin's Vireo -2 Lazuli Bunting -1 Townsend's Solitaire -1 Swainson' Thrush -3 Hermit Thrush -1 White-breasted Nuthatch -3 Gray Catbird -3 Green -tailed Towhee -1 Northern Mockingbird -1 Brown Thrasher -3 American Robin -1 Cooper's Hawk -1
*7 recaptures* Wilson's Warbler -1 Swainson's Thrush -1 Hermit Thrush -1 Gray Catbird -3 Western Tanager -1 Banding station is open mornings Monday- Saturday. Closed Sunday. Stop by the station when you visit. You never know what might be around. Julie Shieldcastle, Bander Chico Basin Ranch 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/648d0184-28a2-481c-8506-6bd57cea5f4fn%40googlegroups.com.
