Today’s weather was cool and calm and it was a rare weekday without a school group, so we took our time enjoying the total of 33 birds captured (24 new, 2 returns from prior years, 7 recaps from this year). Picked up our 51st (Lesser Goldfinch) and 52nd (Red-shafted Flicker) species for the year. Birds are really showing signs of breeding; in addition to the notes below, we caught several pairs of Yellow Warblers side by side in the net, and in our spare time watched a Broad-tailed Hummingbird build her nest in a tree near the banding station. Breakdown of new birds for the day:
Downy Woodpecker 1 (Female with brood patch)
Red-shafted Flicker 1 (Female with brood patch)
Western Wood-pewee 2
Gray Catbird 7
Yellow Warbler 5 new (including 2 males ready to breed) and 2 returns (1 breeding male from 2012 and 1 female from 2009)
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1 (Male in breeding condition)
Bullock’s Oriole 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1
As noted, we are in our last week; final day will be this Sunday, 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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