[cobirds] Re: Yellow Warblers, Clear Springs Ranch, El Paso Co, Friday

This is to second Steve Brown's observations that "things are moving"--especially Yellow Warblers. During the past 48 hours, I've been seeing and hearing--mainly hearing--Yellow Warblers all over the place up here in Lafayette, eastern Boulder County. The species breeds here, but there's been a surge that I attribute to migrants from elsewhere. The bird's rich CHIP! is hard to miss. It's also good to know the buzzy flight call, like a little spark. Yellow Warblers give it day or night at this time of the year.

Something else. I've heard several Red-breasted Nuthatches since getting back from New York on Tuesday--including one flying over before sunrise yesterday morning, Thurs., Aug. 7th. Forgot to mention that in my post from yesterday.

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

On Friday, August 8, 2014 12:04:57 PM UTC-6, Steve wrote:

Hi COBIrders,

This is a summary of a week of banding at Clear Springs Ranch, South of Fountain, along Fountain Creek.  Specifically, I am operating a small 10-net banding station amongst a few acres of willows, looking for Yellow Warblers in migration. This week Yellow Warblers accounted for about 50% of the catch - about 25 birds.  Mostly they have been females and hatch-year birds, with a few males thrown in.
Last year I started seeing Yellow Warblers at CSR abound 7/28. This the first one banded was year on 8/2.

Also caught (I think mostly breeding birds, although a few are probably migrants):
12 Com Yellowthroat, (2 were males banded at the same site in May)
3 W Wood-Pewee
2 Blue Grosbeak
2 Am Goldfinch
Spotted Towhee
and lots of juveniles of Gray Catbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, House Wren, and Brown Thrasher.
And, also caught, but not banded - 2 Black-chinned Hummingbirds, a f Rufous HU, a f Broad-tailed HU, and a f Caliope HU.

Things are moving!
(Note - access to the site is closely controlled by Colo Spgs Utilities, and unfortunately, visiting this banding site is impractical, but I will report what I find. Plus the mosquitoes are  awful!)

Happy Migration,
Steve Brown
Colorado Springs

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