Hi COBIrders, I, too, was watching the wind forecasts anticipating migrants at my Clear Spring Ranch banding station. I will probably close the station for the season this weekend, so I was hoping!
Well, it was clear and cold this morning, 33o, the first frost-on-the-nets of the season, with increasing SE winds through the morning that kind of blew things out by 11:00. It was a better than average day for passerine movement, double what I’ve caught the past few days, especially for Song Sparrows. This was my biggest day for them, seven banded of a mostly solitary species here. Also caught were several Lincoln’s and Gambell’s White-crowned Sparrows. The catch-of-the-day was my FOS Audubon’s Warbler, finally, a Hatch-year female. They’ve been going through for a couple weeks, but 30-40’ up, and not near the nets. Also seen flying slowly S into the wind was a Ferruginous Hawk over the hayfields. Enjoy migration! Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F9F02D48-0037-4B9A-8992-10989A3C41B6%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
