N Waterthrush #3, CSR, El Paso Co, Tuesday

[Steven Brown]

Hey COBirders,

It was another productive morning of banding at Clear Spring Ranch, but with mostly larger birds today. Lots of catbirds, chats, and Mountain White-crowned Sparrows. The star today was another Northern Waterthrush, #3 for the season. I know, it sounds like I have them all of the time. 

In looking over my notes, I banded 6 NOWA’s from 2012-2015. In the last 13 months I have banded 30. They sure seem to like the Fountain Creek Corridor.  For comparison, I assume MacGillivray’s Warbler should be much more common here as a migrant. I’ve banded 31 of them at CSR since 2012. I never expected that I’d see more NOWA’s than MGWA’s!

Total of 31 birds today, 338 for the season.

more soon, 

Steve Brown

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