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

We’re off to a good start in our third week of fall banding at Chico Basin Ranch.  Daily totals and species follow.   New species captured so far this week include White-breasted Nuthatch, Nashville Warbler, and Black-and-white Warbler on Monday.  The Nashville was only the sixth individual ever banded here.  Wednesday brought in our first Northern Waterthrush.

 

Mon. Sep. 22 – Total  58

 

Hammond’s Flycatcher – 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1

White-breasted Nuthatch – 1

House Wren – 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 5

Swainson’s Thrush – 1

Brown Thrasher – 2

Orange-crowned Warbler – 2

Nashville Warbler – 1

Black-and-White Warbler – 1

Wilson’s Warbler – 33

Yellow-breasted Chat – 1

Western Tanager – 2

Green-tailed Towhee – 1

Clay-colored Sparrow – 1

Chipping Sparrow – 2

Song Sparrow – 1

Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1

 

Tues. Sep. 23 – Total  58

 

Dusky Flycatcher – 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch -1

House Wren – 2

Hermit Thrush – 3

Northern Mockingbird – 4

Brown Thrasher – 1

Orange-crowned Warbler – 2

Myrtle Warbler – 1

Wilson’s Warbler – 13

Western Tanager – 2

Blue Grosbeak – 1

Green-tailed Towhee – 1

Chipping Sparrow – 5

Gambel’s Sparrow – 9

Song Sparrow – 3

Lincoln’s Sparrow – 7

Oregon Junco – 1

Pink-sided Junco – 1

 

Wed. Sep. 24 – Total  48

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch -1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 5

American Robin – 1

Swainson’s Thrush – 1

Hermit Thrush – 5

Northern Mockingbird – 2

Orange-crowned Warbler – 2

Northern Waterthrush - 1

Wilson’s Warbler – 16

Western Tanager – 1

Spotted Towhee – 1

Green-tailed Towhee – 1

Chipping Sparrow – 4

Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 2

Song Sparrow – 1

Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1

Oregon Junco – 2

Pink-sided Junco - 1

 

 

Nancy Gobris and Diane Luck

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory