Today's weather was cool and calm and it was a rare weekday without a school group, so we took our time enjoying the total of 33 birds captured (24 new, 2 returns from prior years, 7 recaps from this year). Picked up our 51st (Lesser Goldfinch) and 52nd (Red-shafted Flicker) species for the year. Birds are really showing signs of breeding; in addition to the notes below, we caught several pairs of Yellow Warblers side by side in the net, and in our spare time watched a Broad-tailed Hummingbird build her nest in a tree near the banding station. Breakdown of new birds for the day:
Downy Woodpecker 1 (Female with brood patch) Red-shafted Flicker 1 (Female with brood patch) Western Wood-pewee 2 Gray Catbird 7 Yellow Warbler 5 new (including 2 males ready to breed) and 2 returns (1 breeding male from 2012 and 1 female from 2009) Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 (Male in breeding condition) Bullock's Oriole 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 As noted, we are in our last week; final day will be this Sunday, June 2. Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 Celebrating 25 Years of Bird and Habitat Conservation -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU177-DS4D700AA4AB8DF91111DC4D2900%40phx.gbl?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
