When we closed on Tues it was almost 90 and we had closed most of the nets
due to the heat; today it was 57 and we shut everything down 15 minutes
early because it had started raining! Colorado!
Lots of activity today, with 64 new birds and 15 recaptures. Here's the
breakdown of the new
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
