Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Report, 5/13/22

[Meredith McBurney]

A nice, non-windy day.  We kept busy sorting out the recaps (birds banded previously this season) from the returns (birds banded in prior years caught for the first time this year).  There were 9 returns this morning, including a female Yellow Warbler banded as an adult in 2016, making her at least 8 years old.

Here's the breakdown of the 9 returns plus the 26 newly banded today:

Black-capped Chickadee 1

House Wren 4

Gray Catbird 1 new, 1 banded in 2021, 1 in 2019

Yellow Warbler 8 new, 3 banded in 2021, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2016

American Redstart 1 banded in 2019

Common Yellowthroat 4

Wilson's Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 1 new, 1 banded 2021

Spotted Towhee 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 4

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies