[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch Bird Banding Station Report- 5/23/2025

Another beautiful day to be outside. Twenty-one bird species were captured including first of the year Warbling Vireo. Red- eyed Vireo was heard in the olive grove. Lazuli Buntings made a run for number one species banded against Swainson's Thrushes.

39 New Banded Birds

Orange-crowned Warbler-1

Yellow Warbler-2

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler-1

MacGillivray's Warbler-3

Warbling Vireo-1

White-eyed Vireo-1

Dusky Flycatcher-2

Willow Flycatcher-2

Least Flycatcher-1

Northern House Wren-1

Lincoln's Sparrow-3

Lazuli Bunting-6

Western Tanager-2

Swainson's Thrush-8

Hermit Thrush-1

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow-1

Gray Catbird-2

Brown Thrasher-1

2 Recaptures

Common Yellowthroat

Indigo Bunting

1 Return -same bird as a captured a couple days ago

Blue Grosbeak- obviously breeding in the olive grove

The banding station will be open tomorrow at sunrise until @11 AM. Stop by and share your sightings. Please register on the Aiken Audubon Website if wanting to bird the ranch (https//:www.aikenaudubon.com).

Have a good weekend,

Tremendous gratitude to the men and women who gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy in America. Have a good Memorial Day!

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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