[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station Report/ Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-May 15, 2024

Today was a great day to be outside! Nice weather and birds singing their hearts out. Yellow-breasted Chat, Hooded Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, Spotted Towhee, and Black-and-white Warbler singing at the banding station just to name a few. Twenty-three bird species were captured including ten species of warblers. Magnolia Warbler, Brown-headed Cowbird, and House Finch were first of the season.

91 New Banded Birds

American Redstart- 2

Black-and-white Warbler-1

Orange-crowned Warbler- 1

Yellow Warbler- 20

Common Yellowthroat- 3

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler- 1

Magnolia Warbler- 1

Wilson's Warbler- 1

MacGillivray's Warbler- 3

Northern Waterthrush- 2

House Wren- 2

Least Flycatcher- 1

House Finch-1

Lincoln's Sparrow-3

Brown-headed Cowbird- 2

Yellow-breasted Chat- 3

Spotted Towhee-1

Swainson's Thrush- 29

Hermit Thrush- 1

Gray Catbird- 11

Brown Thrasher- 1

American Robin-1

1 Recapture and 1 Return

Yellow-breasted Chat- recapture

American Goldfinch- returning bird

Have a great rest of your day. The banding station will be open tomorrow through Saturday from Sunrise until @11 am.

Stop by the banding station if you are visiting the Ranch and please share your sightings.

***Remember Chico Basin is open to a limited number of people each day during this month. Please go to the Aiken Audubon Website to register for a morning to visit. There is a daily registration fee. 

Have a good day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch, Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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