Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station 5/26/17

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

We returned to cooler weather, and with it more birds.  Banded 46 today.  Species were very typical for a late May day (well, except for the 2nd Mourning Dove of the season, which is just an unusual bird for us to catch):

Mourning Dove 1

Western Wood-pewee 4

Willow Flycatcher 1

Dusky Flycatcher 1

House Wren 2

Swainson's Thrush 1

Gray Catbird 5

Cedar Waxwing 1

Yellow Warbler 10

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 2

Wilson's Warbler 5

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Western Tanager 1

Song Sparrow 2

Lincoln's Sparrow 4

White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1

Lesser Goldfinch 1

American Goldfinch 2

The banding station runs daily, weather permitting, through June 1 (except Memorial Day), from 7:00 to approximately 11:30. WEEKEND visitors should PRE-REGISTER at Denveraudubon.org.
 
Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies