[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station Report- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-5/13/2025

There was a nice variety of nine bird species in the nets today. However, no numbers of any birds nor were they hiding in the bushes. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, and Green-tailed Towhee were first for the season banded. The White-crowned and Red-breasted Nuthatch of course have been hanging around the station and today were finally caught and banded.

The banded White-eyed Vireo that has been serenading us since it was banded on April 29th was captured again today. It is doing fine at least as far as its condition, gaining 2 grams since it was banded.

The Swainson's Thrush we caught yesterday was caught again today and raised its body weight by 2 grams as well. The birds caught yesterday were low on fat and weight. 

8 New Banded Birds

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler-1

Northern House Wren- 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch-1

Lincoln's Sparrow-1

Lazuli Bunting-2

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow-1

Green-tailed Towhee-1

2 Recaptures

White-eyed Vireo

Swainson's Thrush

The Banding Station will be open tomorrow through Saturday from Sunrise until @11 AM. Please stop by and share your sightings. Remember to sign up on the Aiken Audubon website for gaining access to the ranch (https://aikenaudubon.com).

All the best for a good day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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