Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Pineridge Natural Area Banding Report 9/26-28

[Josephine Tagestad]

Cool mornings and warm afternoons have been pretty good to us so far this week at Pineridge. We started the week off with a bang, with another (!!) Black-billed Magpie, so that was absolutely thrilling! And just today, we finally had our first White-crowned Sparrow, a young bird passing through and a lovely herald of the fall season.

This report is for 9/26 through 9/28. 

New bands:

Downy Woodpecker - 1

Black-billed Magpie - 1

House Wren - 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1

Orange-crowned Warbler - 2

Wilson's Warbler - 8

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow - 1

White-throated Sparrow - 1

Lincoln's Sparrow - 1

Spotted Towhee - 4

Recaptures:

Downy Woodpecker - 1 (banded earlier this fall)

Black-capped Chickadee - 1 (banded last spring)

Wilson's Warbler - 1 (banded earlier this fall)

Song Sparrow - 1 (banded earlier this fall)

Spotted Towhee - 1 (banded earlier this fall)

This banding station will be operating Tuesday through Saturday, weather and trail closures permitting, from sunrise until about 12:30 PM. This week we are opening at 6:40. Peak hours for seeing birds in hand aren't yet established, but so far we have low to moderately steady activity from about 7:30 to 9 and another small push at around 10:00. Park at the Maxwell Natural Area parking lot and walk south along the trail towards Dixon Reservoir, and you will see our table and awning on the little hillside to the left of the main trail. Consider signing up for your visit at this link;  registration is free and helps us plan ahead for visitor numbers. I hope to see you there! 

Josephine Tagestad

Bander, Pineridge Natural Area Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies