Bird Conservancy of the Rockies- Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station-9/17/22

[Chicobander]

Today was a hoppin' Wilson's Warbler Day! I believe anyone out birding this month will know why I say it should be the CO state bird for the month of September. A nice diversity of 26 species including first of the year for the banding station was a female Black-throated Blue Warbler. So many Wilson's, the volunteers and I had little time to enjoy any of the other species we captured. Other first of the season species were Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, and Blue Jay. Also had three species of Towhee which is nice to see. Have a good weekend!

106 New Birds

Wilson's Warbler -64

Orange-crowned Warbler -5

Black-throated Blue Warbler -1

Ovenbird -1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1

Hammond's Flycatcher -1

Western Flycatcher -1

Western Wood -Pewee -1

House Wren -3

Clay-colored Sparrow -2

Lincoln's Sparrow-6

Song Sparrow-2

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow -1

Blue Grosbeak -3

Western Tanager -2

Green-tailed Towhee -1

Spotted Towhee -1

Canyon Towhee -1

Swainson's Thrush -1

Hermit Thrush -1

Yellow-breasted Chat -2

Gray Catbird -3

American Robin -1

Blue Jay- 1

5 Recaptures

Wilson's Warbler -2

Hermit Thrush -1

Swainson's Thrush -1

MacGillivray's Warbler -1

Banding station will be closed tomorrow. We will operate next week Monday - Saturday mornings.

Julie Shieldcastle, Bander

Chico Basin Ranch

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

Wow...what a day!