Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-Chico Basin Ranch 9/8/2023

[Chicobander]

Good Friday! There seemed to be a bit more bird activity early around the banding station today; but once it heated up the birds were scarce. A very nice day for some new species for the season which included Brewer's and Clay-colored Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, and Black-headed Grosbeak. We had two recaptures. One was a Western Flycatcher that has been hanging around for a week. We banded it on September 1st, recaptured it on the 5th and caught it again today. It lost a half of gram from the last time it was captured.  However, there is plenty of flies and other insects in the olive grove for it to eat.

68 New Birds Banded

Wilson's Warbler- 39

Yellow Warbler-1

Orange-crowned Warbler- 2

MacGillivray's Warbler- 1

Western Wood-pewee- 2

Western Flycatcher- 2

Dusky Flycatcher- 1

House Wren- 4

Brewer's Sparrow- 1

Clay-colored Sparrow-1

Lazuli Bunting- 1

Lincoln's Sparrow- 2

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1

Warbling Vireo- 1

Yellow-breasted Chat- 3

Gray Catbird- 1

Northern Mockingbird- 1

Black-headed Grosbeak- 1

Bullock's Oriole- 1

Brown Thrasher- 2

2 Recaptures

Spotted Towhee

Western Flycatcher

The Station will be open tomorrow and Closed on Sunday. We will be open next week Monday through Saturday. Enjoy the Weekend!

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies