It is May 5, and we caught our first Yellow Warbler, as Ira would say, right on time. (We, like Ira, also had our first Lazuli Bunting today, but that's not a bird for which we track arrival dates.) A relatively slow day; the Yellow-rumpeds, which have been our most-caught bird almost every day, seem to have moved on. Caught 11 new birds, plus two banded in prior years:
Downy Woodpecker 2 House Wren 3 new, 1 banded 2015 Hermit Thrush 1 Yellow Warbler 1 (FOS) Common Yellowthroat 1 (FOS) Spotted Towhee 1 new, 1 banded 2014 (This guy has been hanging around the Nature Center feeders for at least the past 2 years.) Song Sparrow 1 Lazuli Bunting 1 (FOS) Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2, EXCEPT for May 13, 14, and 30. It is almost always better to visit early in the morning. We are opening nets at 6:30, and most days will have birds back at the station by 7:15. There are school groups every weekday, arriving about 9:45. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy. Meredith McBurney Bander/Biologist Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- 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/9a910e82-dc25-4060-8676-fee71e268619%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
