A somewhat busier day, we banded 19 birds; no new species for the season, although we had our first of the Mountain subspecies of White-crowned Sparrows. Here's the breakdown:
Black-capped Chickadee 2
House Wren 2
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 6
Spotted Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 3
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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies