N Waterthrush, CSR, El Paso Co, Saturday

[Steve Brown]

Hey COBirders,

I expected this morning would be as quiet as it has been all week, with the clear skies and warm air, but there was a good arrival of migrants between 8 and 9 a.m. at Clear Spring Ranch. This area along Fountain Creek is a corridor, not a trap, so birds often turn up later in the morning, not just at dawn. Turns out it was my most productive morning banding this spring.

Banding included:

FOS Northern Waterthrush (adult)

Orange-crowned Warbler (SY female)

4 Yellow Warblers (all adult males)

Common Yellowthroat (adult female)

FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet (SY female)

5 House Wrens

3 Lincoln's Sparrows

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

FOS Green-tailed Towhee (adult female)

Red-winged Blackbirds

Also seen:

FOS Lewis's Woodpecker (2 flying through)

FOS Bullock's Oriole

FOS Turkey Vulture (real late for me)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (mixed, many)

50 Chipping Sparrows

Have a birdy weekend, 

Steve Brown

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