A cooler and breezy day appeared to have brought in some wintering birds (juncos) into the area. A surprise catch of the day was an immature (hatching-year) Sharp-shinned Hawk that was alerted to us by a birder. (Thank you!) Otherwise, they often because of their size can flap their wings and get out of the net before we get to them. A few more recaptures today. The Hermit Thrush which I imagine some stay around for most or all of winter is just hanging out enjoying the Ranch life. It is gaining weight each day we have captured it. Here is the total Catch of today (20 Species):
*62 New Birds* Wilson's Warbler -34 Yellow Warbler -1 MacGillivray's Warbler -1 Ovenbird -1 Townsend's Warbler -1 Chipping Sparrow-3 Clay-colored Sparrow-1 Oregon Junco -1 Lincoln's Sparrow -1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow -3 Song Sparrow -1 Spotted Towhee-1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -2 Cassin's Vireo -3 Hammond's Flycatcher -1 Gray Catbird -2 American Robin -2 Brown Thrasher -2 Sharp-shinned Hawk -1 *10 Recaptures* Wilson's Warbler -4 Gray Catbird -2 Brown Thrasher -3 Hermit Thrush -1 The Banding Station will be open tomorrow through Saturday this week in the mornings weather permitting. Have a good day! 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 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/5f435da0-713f-45c0-8031-cd02ccc2c603n%40googlegroups.com.
