White-throated Sparrow, CSR, El Paso CO. Sat

[Steven Brown]

Hey COBirders,

A very slow morning banding at Clear Spring Ranch today. After netting 30 birds yesterday - only 10 were captured today, and none before 8:30 , a drastic departure from normal, when I have pratically been done with new birds by 7:45 the last few weeks!

Only highlight for the day  - a Hatch Year Female White-throated Sparrow (F by the very short wing length, HY by the brown eye, and plumage)

I only get about one of these per year at CSR.  But this was my 4th Zonotrichia this week - along with the Golden crowned, and Gambel’s and Mountain White-crowns. Pretty cool!

Oh, well, we’ll see what tomorrow brings in - it was a definite Departure Day today!

Happy Migration,

Steve Brown

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