Busy early again today, and then everything went quiet minutes before a Cooper's Hawk came through. Never picked up again. Banded 10 and recaught 2 from prior years:
Dusky Flycatcher 1 (FOS flycatcher)
House Wren 4
Yellow Warbler 1, banded in 2016 and recaught in 2017
Spotted Towhee 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Lesser Goldfinch 2 (probable pair, FOS)
Brown-headed Cowbird 1, banded 2016 and recaught 2017
Come
visit! Station is open daily, weather permitting, through the end of May, except for May 10-12 and 28. We open nets about 6:30 and close around noon. If you would like to visit on a weekend, you must pre-register - go to the Audubon Society of Greater Denver website. Perhaps the best time for birders to visit is early in the morning during the week - fewer people and more birds! (School groups arrive each day between 9:30 and 10:30.)
Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
303-349-0245