Birds as well as people were more active in the cool weather today. Banded 20 new, caught 4 banded in prior years, and then another 11 that we had already caught this year. Here’s the break-down of the 24 that were caught the first time this year:
Warbling Vireo 1 (FOS)
House Wren 1
Grey Catbird 7 new, 1 return (Banded 5/12)
Yellow Warbler 5 new, 3 returns (2 banded in 2012 and 1 from 2007)
MacGillivray’s Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow 2
Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2.
Meredith McBurney
Biologist/Bander
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
303-329-8091
Celebrating 25 Years of Bird and Habitat Conservation
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