BG Gnatcatchers, CSM, El Paso Co, Monday
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Steven Brown
Apr 29, 2019, 3:38:02 PM4/29/19
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Hi COBirders,
A new season at Clear Spring Ranch banding started today. It was cold, thick, low ceiling, winds from the SE, so..… perfect for migration!
I had a ranch high 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers banded today(!), 6 m, 2 f, plus:
7 Orange-crowned Warblers
1 Virginia’s Warbler Second year (SY) Male
3 Yellow-rumped Warblers banded (plus many more up high), 2 SY (m/f) Audubon’s, and 1 SYM Myrtle - and the males were spankin’ !
1 Com Yellowthroat SYF
5 House Wrens
6 Lincoln’s Sparrows (a lot for this early)
2 Brown Thrashers (ad)
1 Spotted Towhee SYM
plus 1 Song Sparrow recapture from 10/2015.
As I’ve mentioned before 30 birds is a real good morning for me, so not a bad opening!
I plan to be out there most mornings through May, weather permitting of course. Maybe tomorrow. More soon,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs
A new season at Clear Spring Ranch banding started today. It was cold, thick, low ceiling, winds from the SE, so..… perfect for migration!
I had a ranch high 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers banded today(!), 6 m, 2 f, plus:
7 Orange-crowned Warblers
1 Virginia’s Warbler Second year (SY) Male
3 Yellow-rumped Warblers banded (plus many more up high), 2 SY (m/f) Audubon’s, and 1 SYM Myrtle - and the males were spankin’ !
1 Com Yellowthroat SYF
5 House Wrens
6 Lincoln’s Sparrows (a lot for this early)
2 Brown Thrashers (ad)
1 Spotted Towhee SYM
plus 1 Song Sparrow recapture from 10/2015.
As I’ve mentioned before 30 birds is a real good morning for me, so not a bad opening!
I plan to be out there most mornings through May, weather permitting of course. Maybe tomorrow. More soon,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs
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