Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 5/25/17

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

The warm weather and wind today resulted in fewer birds and an early closing.  Banded 21 birds today:

Black-capped Chickadee 2

Swainson Thrush 4

Gray Catbird 1

Yellow Warbler 4

American Redstart 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1

Lesser Goldfinch 2 (Don Beltz - You asked yesterday about black backs - one of these today had an almost entirely black back, the first I can remember catching.....)

American Goldfinch 1 

The banding station runs daily, weather permitting, through June 1 (except Memorial Day), from 7:00 to approximately 11:30. WEEKEND visitors should PRE-REGISTER at Denveraudubon.org. 

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies