Today marks the last day of the very first complete season of banding at Pineridge Natural Area! It has been a lovely season, with 238 captures total averaging 9 birds a day, with 28 species banded and 30 caught in the nets. This last week was slow in the middle, with some breezy nets causing partial or early closures, but today had several treats including a Bushtit with a lovely dark mask and two subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco. The last two birds we got were a beautiful pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, some of my absolute favorites and a touching farewell to the Pineridge station for this year.
This report is for 10/3 through 10/6. *New bands:* Swainson's Thrush - 1 Bushtit - 1 Black-capped Chickadee - 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 4 Wilson's Warbler - 3 Oregon Junco (Dark-eyed Junco) - 2 Pink-sided Junco (Dark-eyed Junco) - 2 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow - 1 Unknown White-crowned Sparrow - 1 *Recaptures:* Black-capped Chickadee - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 1 (banded earlier this spring) I want to extend a personal thank you to everyone who has visited and supported our station in its fledgling days. We had so many visitors, groups and registrations and drop-ins, and the season went very smoothly thanks to the support of the community and our wonderful volunteers. Thank you all for your interest, and I can't wait to see how this station grows and what birds it catches over the coming years! Sincerely, Josephine Tagestad Bander, Pineridge Natural Area Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies *2023 Fall Season Species List:* *In order of appearance. Birds marked with * are new for the station. * Wilson's Warbler American Robin *Brown Thrasher Gray Catbird *Northern Flicker American Goldfinch MacGilivray's Warbler Black-capped Chickadee *Red-breasted Nuthatch *Downy Woodpecker *Willow Flycatcher White-breasted Nuthatch *Song Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Spotted Towhee Black-chinned Hummingbird *Western Tanager *Bushtit Lincoln's Sparrow *Cooper's Hawk *Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler *Black-billed Magpie Hermit Thrush House Wren *White-throated Sparrow Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow *Blue Jay *Oregon Junco *Pink-sided Junco -- -- 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/4b70e3a6-bfdf-46b7-85b9-c424b4e37344n%40googlegroups.com.
