A relatively typical mid-spring day at Chatfield, with lots of summer residents coming back and some species that are migrating through. Highlight was a Yellow Warbler female banded in 2016, making her the oldest of the 25 returned YEWAs we've caught so far this season.
Here's a breakdown of the 23 new + 9 returns: Dusky Flycatcher 1 House Wren 3 Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 4 new, 2 banded 2021 Yellow Warbler 1 new, 1 banded 2022, 3 banded 2021, 1 banded 2016 Northern Waterthrush 1 (FOS) Common Yellowthroat 5 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 new, 1 banded 2019 Spotted Towhee 1 new, 1 banded 2021 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Bullock's Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 2 We will be open Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through the end of May. Denver Audubon has scheduled one-hour time slots at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 for visitors on weekends; visit here <https://denveraudubon.org/events/> to register. (I believe many time slots are already sold out, so register soon if you would like to visit.) Meredith McBurney Bander, Chatfield Banding 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/7bc078a6-ed6b-4c69-91df-6db66134c2fcn%40googlegroups.com.
