First day banding at Chico Basin Ranch for the season. Nets were operated 3.5 hours today after clearing net lanes and setting up nets. A good day for a short day which totaled 44 new birds and eleven species. The Highlight was the Prothonotary Warbler male. Chipping Sparrows were in flocks around the station as you will see from the totals.
*44 New Birds* Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle subspecies)- 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's subspecies)- 1 Prothonotary Warbler- 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1 House Wren- 1 Chipping Sparrow- 24 Brewer's Sparrow- 2 Lincoln's Sparrow- 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow- 1 American Goldfinch- 1 Hermit Thrush- 1 No Recaptures or returns The Banding Station will be open until around 11 AM this Spring season Monday - Saturday May 1-June 2nd (EXCEPT During the Pike's Peak Birding Festival we will be open Sunday May 21st and closed on Monday May 22nd). Stop by the Banding station when you visit the Ranch. There is usually something interesting to see. Have a good day Julie Shieldcastle Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/12790f16-2676-4eba-9a08-2e58e041d665n%40googlegroups.com.
