Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-Chico Basin Ranch 9/19/2023

[Chicobander]

What a day filled with nice birds and 90 1st and 2nd graders! Five new birds for the season including Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted Flickers, along with Townsend's Solitaire, Oregon Junco, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The kids really got a kick out of the big and small birds.

38 New Birds Banded

Wilson's Warbler-16

Orange-crowned Warbler-2

Red-breasted Nuthatch-1

House Wren- 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1

Dusky flycatcher- 1

Hammond's Flycatcher- 2

Western Tanager- 1

Hermit Thrush- 1

Swainson's Thrush- 2

Townsend's Solitaire- 2

Lincoln's Sparrow- 1

Oregon Junco- 1

American Robin- 2

Yellow-shafted Flicker- 1

Red-shafted Flicker- 1

1 Recapture

Hermit Thrush banded yesterday gained 6 grams

The banding station will be open tomorrow through Saturday from Sunrise until @11:30 AM. Enjoy the day!

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies