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

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

Catbirds led the way today - We "only" banded 15, but it seems like more when they are big, noisy, high-personality birds!  A total new of 34, with 2 banded prior years:

Western Wood-pewee (FOS) 1

Dusky Flycatcher 1

House Wren 1

Gray Catbird 15

Yellow Warbler 4 new, 2 banded in 2016

Northern Waterthrush 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 3

Wilson's Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 3

Lincoln's Sparrow 2

White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1

The banding station runs daily, weather permitting, through June 1 (except Memorial Day), from 7:00 to approximately 11:30. There have been some changes in WEEKEND visiting policies - If you are planning a weekend visit, I strongly encourage you to go to Denveraudubon.org to get more information and guarantee your spot by PRE-REGISTERING. Weekdays are the same as in the past - school groups arrive between 9:30 and 10; early weekday mornings are the best time for a peaceful visit with us and the birds!

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies