Hey All, We wrapped up week 3 today with a drizzle and a shortened banding session but otherwise had a excellent week. Wilson's Warbler's are still our primary bird, but we're starting to see the Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, and Chipping Sparrows move through. We banded 198 birds this week, of 28 species, including our first *Mountain Chickadee*, and *Pine Siskin* of the fall.
More importantly, on 9/20, we caught, but left unbanded, a *Yellow-bellied Flycatcher*! We weren't perfectly confident on the ID at the time, and needed to release the bird to minimize stress, but after consulting with other experts, our measurements and photos proved to be to conclusive. This would be the 13th or 14th Colorado record if accepted. Here is our eBird checklist with photos: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39320511 As if that wasn't enough, on 9/23 (today), we caught a *Pacific Wren*, a first ever for this banding station! Again, here is the eBird report with photos. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39349076 Season Totals: 580 Birds of 48 Species The station runs Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am till 11:30 am. We love to share our birds with the public so feel free to come by. Please make sure to check in at the Ranch office before visiting the station. Lastly, be aware that the Ranch uses the station as an educational opportunity for a variety of school groups or other interested organizations so after 9 am the station may be filled with wide-eyed youngsters. Good birding, Aaron Yappert Volunteer Bander -- 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/1fc7f924-17ab-463c-b47c-63b0300e2ec9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
