[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 4/30/17

We arrived about 8:30 this morning, to see what was possible after the storm.  We dealt with the impact of lots of wet snow -  broken tree branches (and in one place an entire tree down across the path), wet and muddy trails, several nets buried in the snow, and all of them frozen shut. We had about half the station open by about 10:30 a.m. There seemed to be lots of birds and numerous species around while we were doing clean up, and we found ourselves looking upwards, into clear blue skies, at a group (6 -8) of Turkey Vultures, a young Red-tailed Hawk, and then a couple of Pelicans soaring overhead.  But by the time we had the nets open, things were quiet down at our level, and we caught only 8 birds (highlight being our first 2 Hermit Thrushes of the season) before calling it a morning.  But, we are all ready for and looking forward to a good day tomorrow!

The banding station runs daily, weather permitting, through June 1 (except for May 4-6 and 29), from 7:00 to approximately 11:30. There have been some changes in WEEKEND visiting policies - If you are planning a weekend visit, I strongly encourage you to go to Denveraudubon.org to get more information and guarantee your spot by PRE-REGISTERING. Weekdays are the same as in the past - school groups arrive between 9:30 and 10; early weekday mornings are the best time for a peaceful visit with us and the birds!

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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