[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Station, 4/28/24

After being rained out on Saturday, we drove to Chatfield at the usual time on Sunday, only to find that the park area was about the only spot still under heavy clouds and drizzle.  Finally were able to open the station by about 8 a.m.  The birds were slow to come out, so had another slow, early spring morning.  We did finally catch our first Yellow-rumped Warblers - they had been around the station all week, but up very high in the trees.  The first 5 were an interesting mix (see list below).  8 new birds plus one return (and, not listed, several birds previously caught this season):

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler, hybrid 2

Spotted Towhee 1 new, 1 banded 2023

Green-tailed Towhee 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

We are banding Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) through May 31, weather permitting (which means we may be closed tomorrow/Saturday).  You can register to visit on the weekends through the Denver Audubon website.  (The first couple of weekends are sold out, so sign up now if you are interested!)

Meredith McBurney

Bander, Chatfield Banding Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

--
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate.
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/aa480e2f-6807-4782-988c-df7d44c1888en%40googlegroups.com.