Banding at CSR, El Paso Co., Wed

[Steven Brown]

Hey COBirders,

The Bird Cast prediction last night was for an impressive migration flight. It may have been, but not many stopped at Clear Spring Ranch (at least in my area), and the ones that had been here, left! (Especially the over-wintering White-crowned Sparrows - I have had flocks around for 10 days, but only saw one today!) Real quiet, real slow.

I only banded 11 birds today - but the lack of numbers belies the diversity of what did arrive.

First-of-Year Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Ad)
FOY Wilson’s Warbler - SY (second year) F
FOY female Common Yellowthroat - AdF (I have been catching males for a week)
FOY Brown Thrasher - Ad
FOY Green-tailed Towhee - SY
FOY Clay-colored Sparrow - SY
also banded 2 Lincolns Sparrows - Ad, and Com Yellowthroat - SY M

and saw only FOY Black-chinned Hummingbird M

Happy Migration,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs