Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chico Basin Ranch banding 4/30/22

[Chicobander]

Today picked up a bit with light winds off and on during the morning. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and the Mountain race of White-crowned Sparrow were the new species captured this season. No sign of the Black-throated Gray this morning at the station. 2010 was the last time Chico Basin banded a Black-throated Gray Warbler.

15 New birds banded:

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -1

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler -3

Integrade Yellow-rumped Warbler -2 (looked mostly like the Myrtle race but had yellow tinge spot on throat.

House Wren -1

Hermit Thrush -1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow -2

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow -1

Song Sparrow -1

American Robin -3

2 Recaptures

Hermit thrush from Monday - It has increased its weight by 12% 

Brown Thrasher - banded previous years

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