Today’s weird weather (windy and warm to start; then cloudy and windy; then sun, hot and calm by closing) made for a less productive banding session. 15 new birds, 5 returns from prior years, and 7 birds caught previously this season (not included below):
Black-capped Chickadee 1 new, 1 recap (Caught together in the net. Likely male was banded earlier this year (Jan) at the Nature Center. Confirmed female (brood patch) was carrying food for chicks.)
House Wren 2 new, 1 return (banded 5/10/10)
Gray Catbird 3 new, 2 returns (1 banded 5/24/08, 1 banded 5/25/10)
Yellow Warbler 5 new, 2 returns (1 banded 5/29/10, the other 5/27/11)
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1 (F with brood patch)
American Goldfinch 1
Lots more breeding activity going on! YEWA males chasing other males and females, getting caught in the net side by side. Have had Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds and Black-capped Chickadees with brood patches.
Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
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