We are seeing the transition from late summer to early fall - Wed we had possibly our last Yellow Warbler and our first Yellow-rumped, plus our first Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Also had our third Nashville Warbler (never had more than two in a season). Flickers, Blue Jays and Downy Woodpeckers (all of which tend to be later season captures) are around and more active. We finally caught the White-breasted Nuthatch that's been taunting us for at least a week. Here's the breakdown:
9/18 - 30 banded: Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 House Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 (FOS) Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler-Audubon's 1 (FOS) MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 14 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 9/19 - 23 banded, 1 return: Downy Woodpecker 2 new, 1 return (banded last year) White-breasted Nuthatch 1 (FOS) Dusky Flycatcher 1 House Wren 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler-Audubon's 2 Wilson's Warbler 8 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Closed today; then open Sat, Sun, and Mon. Closed Tues (9/24), then open daily until our next closed day on Fri (10/4). Remember the RMBO picnic on Sat (10/5)! Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303/329-8091 (land line) 303/349-0245 (cell) -- 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-DS106627674D48F2C034B895D2220%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
