[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Chico Basin Ranch- 4/23 and 4/24

Apr 23 

Today was the first full day of Spring banding at Chico Basin Ranch. It was a bit chilly and the wind picked up as the day went on. We had nets open for our standard 5 hours this morning. In total we banded 17 birds of 12 species: 

Orange-crowned Warbler: 1 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 2 
Wilson's Warbler: 1 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet:2 
House Wren:2 
Yellow-rumped "Audubon's" Warbler: 1 
Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" Warbler: 2 
Hermit Thrush: 3 
Spotted Towhee: 2 
Ladder-backed Woodpecker:1 
Blue Jay: 1 
Song Sparrow: 1 


Apr 24 

The third day of banding at Chico Basin Ranch started off cold and quickly became very sunny and hot. It was a mostly slow day with the majority of birds banded around 10:30. In total, we banded 21 birds of 12 species: 

House Wren: 2 
Yellow-rumped " Audubon's" Warbler: 2 
Chipping Sparrow: 3 
Hermit Thrush: 2 
"Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrow: 4 
Downy Woodpecker: 1 
Spotted Towhee: 1 
Ladder-backed Woodpecker:1 
Blue Jay: 1 
Dark-eyed "Pink-sided" Junco: 1 

Canyon Towhee : 1 

American Robin: 2 

We are open 6 days a week (closed Sundays), weather permitting. This week we'll be opening nets around 6:30 and closing around 11:30. 
Come visit! 

Genevieve Day 
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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