Chico Basin Ranch Bird Banding Station Report- 5/27/2025

[Chicobander]

A Strange day. Very little bird activity in the grove around where the nets are set. However, further west in the Grove I was told there were many more birds around. It could be because of the Construction and probably affected bird capture. 

The recaptures today were in great condition with some of them increasing there odd weight by almost 20% in three days. Plenty of food for the migrants to feed on before continuing north to their breeding grounds. The Wood Thrush continues to sing in the grove; It moves farther west when the construction noise begins. 

10 New Banded Birds

Yellow Warbler-1

MacGillivray's Warbler-1

Lazuli Bunting-1

Blue Grosbeak-2

Lark Sparrow-1

Swainson's Thrush-3

Bullock's Oriole-1

4 Recaptures

Northern House Wren

Veery

Macgillivray's Warbler

Swainson's Thrush

The Banding Station will be open Tomorrow through Saturday from Sunrise until @ 11 AM. Birding is allowed on Chico Basin Ranch through June 2nd by registering on the Aiken Audubon website (https://www.aikenaudubon.com).

Have a good day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies