Friday, 13 May 2022

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chico Basin Ranch banding station 5/13/22

What a NICE day to be outside! The Banding station did not have the capture activity we had yesterday but there are a lot of birds flitting around the grove of trees near the banding site. One new species for the season was captured today: Black-throated Green Warbler ( A handsome male with its black throat). Folks from the  Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival were having a great time here at the Ranch.

39 New Birds banded
Black-throated Green Warbler -1
Wilson's Warbler -2
Yellow Warbler -1
Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler -2
Common Yellowthroat -2
Dusky Flycatcher -5
Gray Flycatcher -1
House Wren -7
Lazuli Bunting -1
Lincoln's Sparrow -1
Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow -1
Yellow-breasted Chat -1
Gray Catbird -3
Swainson's Thrush -7
Hermit Thrush -3
Black-headed Grosbeak -1

13 Recaptures/Returns
Hermit Thrush - 6 repeats from past couple days.
Yellow-breasted Chat -2 (repeats)
Gray Catbird- 1 return from another past year
Brown Thrasher -1 return from another year
MacGillivray's Warbler - 3 repeats from yesterday.

The station is open 6 days a week through May 27th, closed on Monday May 16th and May 23rd. Stop by and visit!

Julie Shieldcastle
Spring Bird Bander
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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