Hey COBirders, A busy day banding at Clear Spring Ranch this morning. 34 birds banded. Matching the numbers for the last 5 days combined! Last night, in NW Colo Spgs, we got pounded in several waves with hail (up to dime size), thunder, lightning wind, and rain. I expected Fountain and CSR to be much the same. Nope, Not a drop there last night as far as I could tell - still the inch of dust everywhere. I’m guessing that a lot of the numbers I had today were birds that were kept from migrating further North into the storm last night. Now, none of the species banded were unexpected, but the numbers were. As I’ve said before 20 birds is a good day here, 30 is great. 11 Spotted Towhees banded (previous high day in 15 years - 4) I often only see 1-2, and don’t always catch them. 6 Orange-crowned Warblers - (previous high 7 twice in 15 years) Some springs I've only caught 4-5 for the season! BTW - 5 were males 1 SY female 4 new N House Wrens 8 White-crowned Sparrows (6 Gambel’s, 2 Mountain) and a few Chipping Sparrows, Robins, Com Yellowthroat Well, that was fun! Have a good week, Happy Migration, Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F0A7B0E0-89E3-4BFD-ABE2-140E205625C9%40gmail.com.
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