[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chico Basin Ranch Banding Report 5/16

Things slowed down quite a bit today, though we still had a good variety and a handful of new species for the season. We recaptured the Kentucky Warbler from yesterday just in time for a visiting birding group to see this skulker up close. Other highlights were an Alder Flycatcher, the 7th confirmed banding record (along with a number of Traill's that were probable ALFL). I'm pretty conservative on calling an Alder but the coloration and wing formula measurements put this one way into Alder territory. Also a Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay was just the 4th banding record (and first ever in spring) and we had our FOS Lazuli Bunting, a beautiful older male. 16 total birds of 12 species today; 

House Wren - 2

Alder Flycatcher - 1

Lincoln's Sparrow - 3

MacGillivray's Warbler - 2

Lazuli Bunting - 1

'Mountain' White-crowned Sparrow - 1

Gray Catbird - 1

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay - 1

Swainson's Thrush - 1 recap

Bullock's Oriole - 1 recap

Kentucky Warbler - 1 recap

Wilson's Warbler - 1 recap

We are open 3 days per week (Friday - Sunday) through May 30th. We'll also be open Thurs May 20th. Chico Basin Ranch is once again open to the public and visitors are welcome at the banding station, click here for more details on visiting. We are opening nets at about 5:30am and continuing for 5 hours, depending on weather. 

Colin Woolley

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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