We had a great day, considering we were plagued by drizzle, that required a quick mid-morning close, and a bobcat, which forced us to close some nets and closely monitor all others. Caught 56 new birds. Number 1 highlight was our 106th species - a PALM WARBLER - on our first run of the day. Then lots of first of season birds (see notes in list below), including unusual for us captures - a Plumbeous Vireo and a bunch of Spizella Sparrows. Here's the breakdown:
Hammond's Flycatcher 1 (FOS) Western Flycatcher 1 (FOS) Plumbeous Vireo 1 (FOS) Red-eyed Vireo 1 (FOS) Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 9 Gray Catbird 4 new, 1 banded 2021 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Virginia's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 new, 1 banded 2022, 1 banded 2021 Western Palm Warbler 1 (First ever!) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 new, 1 banded 2022 Yellow-breasted Chat 3 Spotted Towhee 1 Green-tailed Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 2 (FOS) Clay-colored Sparrow 2 (FOS) Brewer's Sparrow 13 (FOS) We will be open Tues through Sun, weather permitting, through May 31. Denver Audubon has scheduled one-hour time slots at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 for visitors on weekends; visit here <https://denveraudubon.org/events/> to register. (I believe many time slots are already sold out, so register soon if you would like to visit.) Meredith McBurney Bander, Chatfield Banding Station 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/0e8733f8-312a-4050-8e54-86e95d36449bn%40googlegroups.com.
