Activity was so slow yesterday that we were worried (needlessly, it turned out) about catching enough birds for the school groups. Our moment of excitement came at 11:30, when we caught a Red-naped Sapsucker. Gorgeous, gregarious, and LOUD. And pretty rare. The most recent one banded was in 2005; the Birds of Barr Lake Annotated Checklist (1888-1999) shows 12 records. Breakdown for the day:
Red-naped Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Wilson's Warbler 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 2 Slate-colored Junco 1 Day off today...back in business tomorrow. Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
