Although the wind caused us to close and then reopen various nets over the course of the morning, we finally had a sort of normal day for spring banding, just really late. We had 4 FOS birds (Western Wood-Pewee, 2 species of Empidonax Flycatchers, Swainson's Thrush) all of which would normally start arriving 2 weeks ago. Yellow Warblers and Catbirds dominated the morning, as is typical for us during much of the spring.
We did have a rarity - our first ever Black-throated Blue Warbler. A lovely adult female, she looked exactly like the picture in the Sibley's Guide! Here's the breakdown of the 26 new birds caught today: Western Wood-Pewee 1 WIllow Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 5 Yellow Warbler 9 new, 1 banded 2019 Black-throated Blue Warbler McGillivray's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Lesser Goldfinch 1 We are open six days per week (closed Tuesdays) through May 30, weather permitting. While some COVID related restrictions remain in place there are opportunities most mornings for the public to visit, but reservations are required. Visit https://denveraudubon.org/events/ <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdenveraudubon.org%2Fevents%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C9a3bba8e3f5848386e2208d8f2b47b9b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637526204267697330%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FJhNshH6Vtf6fYBmmd9Heg4tHhQ3hdoKu1N996Kx7fw%3D&reserved=0> for more information and to sign-up. Because each hour-long session is limited to 10 people, we anticipate selling out most mornings, so register soon if you are interested. Meredith McBurney Bander, Chatfield 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 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/b02ca538-c1b0-4fa2-bdc9-8dc2e7540b4fn%40googlegroups.com.
