We were pleasantly surprised to arrive at 6:30 this morning and find that our nets were not frozen, and we were shedding jackets by 8. A calm morning with a nice mix of species at the banding station. We did have a lull mid-morning, so we opened the nets at the feeders at the Nature Center. The White-crowned Sparrows were engaged in a feeding frenzy, and we caught 18 of them in about a half hour. Here's the break-down for the day:
-- Grey Flycatcher 1
House Wren 1
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher 1
Hermit Thrush 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Intergrade 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 18
American Goldfinch 1
Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2, EXCEPT for May 13, 14, and 30. It is almost always better to visit early in the morning. We are opening nets at 6:30, and most days will have birds back at the station by 7:15. There are school groups
every weekday, arriving about 9:45. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy.
Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
every weekday, arriving about 9:45. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy.
Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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