Banding December 5, plus Amer. Three-toed Woodpecker

[Rosyfinch]

Nancy and Steve Cox provided this report:


Hi all,

We newly banded 14 more Rosy-Finches today (12 Blacks and 2 Brown-capped).  One was an adult, the rest were hatch year birds.  We also recaptured 2 more Blacks, one was banded last week-end and one was one that we originally banded on 12/13/2009.

We did see a few Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches in the area.  There were probably at least 60 Rosy-Finches around.

John Parmeter saw a male Three-toed Woodpecker today at 2 p.m.  "It was maybe 100 meters downhill from the closed metal gate across the service road to Kiwanis Meadow.  There is a cross country ski trail downhill there and it was near that."  He also had Golden-crowned Kinglets and Red Crossbills.

[Next banding session scheduled for December 12]

Nancy & Steve

[Rosyfinch]

There will be a break in the schedule due to Christmas Bird Counts. I will post the final schedule when received, at THIS LINK

Ken

Nancy Cox wrote:
 
We don't have a schedule yet but we do plan to be up there on the 12th of December.  The earliest date for banding in January is probably on the 9th.  

Steve and I won't be there but the boys should be.  We will know more soon.