Chico Banding Station Update 9/23

[Amanda Ziegelbauer]

We've been having an amazing week in Chico! On Monday we banded 69 new birds and two new species for the season - Lark Sparrow and Golden-crowned Kinglet. Yesterday was a record number of banded birds in one day for this season at Chico - 100 exactly (111 with recaps). Yesterday was also a special day because a hatch year female Cooper's Hawk flew in the net early in the morning. Photos can be seen on Bill Maynard's Chico blog. Also of note yesterday: Red-naped Sapsucker, Cassin's Vireo, and Red-breasted Nuthatch. 

Today there were 77 new birds banded, and 13 recaps. 

3 - House Wren

15 - Ruby-crowned Kinglet

3 - Gray Catbird

6 - Orange-crowned Warbler

37 - Wilson's Warbler

2 - Green-tailed Towhee

1 - Chipping Sparrow

1 - Brewer's Sparrow

1 - Song Sparrow

4 - Lincoln's Sparrow

1 - Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow

1 - Oregon Dark-eyed Junco

There was also a lovely Great-horned Owl sitting near the station very early in the morning.

Amanda Ziegelbauer

Bander

Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies