Hey COBirders, A big day banding at Clear Spring Ranch this morning.
The past ten days almost all migrant activity has happened in the first 30-45 minutes, mostly before sunrise, then it got pretty quiet. I’ve had 40-50 birds each morning the last two, then 92 today, 61 before 7:00! Most mornings lately it has been primarily (almost entirely) sparrows of six or more species. Today I was swamped early by White-crowned Sparrows. Then, as expected things slowed down, but another wave seemed to arrive about 9:00, including several LATE warblers. Banded today: RC Kinglet - 2 (HY F’s) Chipping Sparrows 35, (banded the first 12), mostly HY birds Lincoln’s Sparrows - 4 Song Sparrows 8 - including 2 recaps from previous years White-crowned Sparrows 35 - 2 Mountain ssp, 33 Gambel’s ssp, again mostly HY birds Spotted Towhee, 3 - one recapped from previous years Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (Ad M) Com Yellowthroat 1 (Ad M). I’ve only caught 2 later than this one in 12 falls. Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler (Ad M), have only caught 3 later than this one Wilson’s Warbler (Ad F) - have only caught 5 later than this one, (#185 for the season) In addition, predawn at arrival I was listening to two Great Horned Owls calling back and forth, but watched a Long-eared Owl sitting on a snag. That would have to be dangerous! All-in-all, not bad for a Birdcast “low migration” morning! Have a good week, Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- -- 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/4F39B4B8-4F1A-4EFB-BD13-910FF4E78B11%40gmail.com.
