It felt like migration had finally started today - banded 21, plus caught 4 birds banded in prior years. 6 FOS species; 6 warbler species. Here's the breakdown:
Downy Woodpecker 1 banded 2013
Dusky Flycatcher 2
House Wren 5
Hermit Thrush 2 (FOS)
Gray Catbird 2 (FOS)
Virginia's Warbler 1 (FOS)
Yellow Warbler 1 new, 1 banded 2014, 1 banded 2013
MacGillivray's Warbler 1 (FOS)
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 2 (FOS)
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 new, 1 banded 2014
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Lesser Goldfinch 1 (FOS)
Open daily, weather permitting, for the month of May, from about 7 to 11 a.m.
Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory