[cobirds] RMBO Banding at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso Co.

Bird numbers picked back up during the second half of the week at the Chico Basin Ranch banding station.  Species and totals for the three days follow.   We had our highest single-day species count on Thursday, with 29.  Our first Audubon's Warbler arrived on Thursday, as well as a lovely Philadelphia Vireo.  Friday brought a single Winter Wren, followed by a second on Saturday.   We have banded 1175 birds of 36 species thus far this season.

 

Thursday 9/19:  Total 90

Western Wood-Pewee – 2

Western Flycatcher – 1

Least Flycatcher - 2

Hammond's  Flycatcher – 1

Dusky Flycatcher – 4

Philadelphia Vireo - 1

House Wren – 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2

Townsend's Solitaire - 1

Swainson's Thrush – 1

Hermit Thrush -2

Gray Catbird – 2

Orange-crowned Warbler – 4

Yellow Warbler – 2

Audubon's Warbler – 1

MacGillivray's Warbler – 2

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Wilson's Warbler – 42

Yellow-breasted Chat – 1

Western Tanager – 2

Black-headed Grosbeak - 1

Blue Grosbeak – 1

Lazuli Bunting – 1

Indigo Bunting – 1

Clay-colored Sparrow – 1

Chipping Sparrow – 4

Song Sparrow – 1

Lincoln's Sparrow – 3

House Finch - 1

 

Friday 9/20:  Total 105

Western Wood-Pewee – 1

Western Flycatcher - 1

Least Flycatcher – 1

Hammond's  Flycatcher – 3

Dusky Flycatcher – 2

House Wren – 2

Winter Wren  - 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 4

Swainson's Thrush – 1

Hermit Thrush – 15

Gray Catbird – 6

Orange-crowned Warbler – 1

Yellow Warbler - 1

MacGillivray's Warbler – 3

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Wilson's Warbler – 56

Western Tanager – 1

Blue Grosbeak - 1

Chipping Sparrow – 1

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow – 1

Lincoln's Sparrow - 1

 

Saturday, 9/21:  Total 48

Hammond's Flycatcher -1

Winter Wren - 1

Hermit Thrush – 1

Brown Thrasher  – 1

Orange-crowned Warbler – 3

Yellow Warbler – 1

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Wilson's Warbler – 10

Yellow-breasted Chat – 1

Western Tanager- 1

Lazuli Bunting – 1

Brewer's Sparrow - 2

Clay-colored Sparrow – 1

Chipping Sparrow – 10

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 3

Lincoln's Sparrow - 10

  

Nancy Gobris

Steve Brown, Susan Craig

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory