We all agreed that this was a perfect final day for the fall – we watched/listened to the Cranes take off, then caught lots of Juncos and 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks. (The first hour+ was pretty quiet – not surprising, since we had at least the 3 Sharpies we caught flying about.) An adult male, and a HY male and female. Had the HY female and adult male in the hand at the same time, and had more than a little trouble convincing ourselves that the HY female was not a Coopers.
Here’s the breakdown of new birds for the last day:
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel’s 1
Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored 3
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 7
Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 2
Dark-eyed Junco, White-winged 2
Our total for the season is approximately 1750 birds, 70 species, making it the highest number of birds and species since 2006. Final numbers by species available in a couple of weeks. Thanks to everyone who visited the banding station, shared photos, commented on my posts! It has been a great fall. We’ll be back at Chatfield for spring banding starting the last week in April!
Meredith McBurney
Biologist/Bander
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
303-329-8091
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