Banding, CSR, El Paso Co, Thurs

[Steven Brown]

Hey again, COBirders,

While numbers were not high again today at Clear Spring Ranch, the diversity was great. The calm, cloudy weather had a lot of smaller birds moving around at dawn, and new ones arriving all morning. 20 birds banded today (actually, a pretty good morning!)

Including:
First-of-year Least Flycatcher SY (second year)
FOY Rock Wren Ad
FOY Yellow Warbler 2M, Ad, SY
FOY banded Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler SyM
FOY Bullocks Oriole, all M, jumped out of the net before I could get close!
FOY Western Tanager, 2 Ad M
and seen only, FOY W Wood Pewee

I usually say things don’t start getting interesting banding at CSR until 5/1. That sure is true this year, with 13 FOY’s in two days!

Happy Migration,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs