Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station Report- May 8, 2026-Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

[Chicobander]

Another beautiful day to be outside! Well, let me say there were birds around but they chose to be in different areas than our mistnets today. Most birds were active north of the olive grove in the elm and juniper trees. Despite the nets not catching the sample of birds that were around, it was still a nice day.

Eighteen species were caught including 6 warbler species if counting the subspecies.

There is still a few Hermit Thrushes around amongst the Swainson's Thrushes that were here.

36 New Banded Birds

Northern House Wren- 7

Yellow Warbler- 2

Orange-crowned Warbler- 5

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler- 2

Myrtle (Yellow-rumped) Warbler- 1

Intergrade (Audubon's X Myrtle) Warbler- 1

MacGillivray's Warbler- 2

Common Yellowthroat- 2

American Goldfinch- 1

Lincoln's Sparrow- 1

White-throated Sparrow- 1

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow- 3

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow- 1

Hermit Thrush- 1

Swainson's Thrush- 3

Brown Thrasher- 2

American Robin- 1

2 Recaptures

 American Robin

 Canyon Towhee

The Banding station will be open tomorrow from sunrise until @ 11AM. Please stop by and share your sightings with us. Please register on the Aiken Audubon website if birding or visiting the ranch. www.aikenaudubon.com

Have a good day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Bander, Chico Basin Ranch

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies