Things picked up a bit today (although of course well below normal for this
time of year) with 13 new birds banded. Our first Hermit Thrushes arrived,
about two weeks late. We also caught two species that we recognize as
"fall is coming" birds - a Spotted Towhee and a Dark-eyed Junco. Here's
This morning, I took a short walk up my street in Centennial. I heard, then
briefly saw an adult male Summer Tanager. I didn't have my binoculars. Nor
do I have enough familiarity with the species to actually ID it by call.
But I got decent recordings, which is rare for me, and good enough views
A surprising day with a slight NW wind for part of the morning brought a
few birds into the Olive grove. A Least Flycatcher and a Cassin's Vireo
were the highlights of the day.
*51 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 12
Orange-crowned Warbler- 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
Least Flycatcher- 1
Cassin
