After losing most of last week to rain and other weather-related challenges, we were back to work this week at the CBR banding station. The week began on Sunday with our first Western Tanagers and Yellow-breasted Chats of the season. Monday was a productive day of banding with a total of 46 birds that included the first Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, and Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, along with a surprise duo of Killdeer! The first Ovenbird and Mourning Dove were captured on Tuesday.
Wednesday brought in the first Plumbeous Vireo, American Goldfinch, and an uncommonly banded species, Brown-headed Cowbird. Bullock's and Orchard Oriole were seen but not captured on Wednesday, but the former was caught on Thursday. A Warbling Vireo also made its way into a net on Thursday.
Friday was another good day with 45 banded, including the first Western Wood-Pewee and American Redstart of the season. Also on Friday, we recaptured an Ash-throated Flycatcher that we had been banded last May. A lovely Clay-colored Sparrow showed up in a net on Saturday. Total for the season thus far is 468 birds of 44 species banded.
Nancy Gobris
Diane Luck and Lynne Miller
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
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