Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Grand Valley Audubon Society Banding Report (9/21 - 9/26)

[Isabel Hardwig]

Hi, all!

We had another great week here at the GVAS banding station in Grand Junction. Thank you especially to everyone who came out for our Public Banding Day on Sept 26. Here are the totals for the week:

Wilson's Warbler: 20

Spotted Towhee: 12

Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow: 11

Mountain White-Crowned Sparrow: 8

House Finch: 8

Bushtit: 7

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet: 5

MacGillivray's Warbler: 3

Song Sparrow: 2

Bewick's Wren: 2

Black-Capped Chickadee: 2

Cassin's Vireo: 2

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher: 1

Grasshopper Sparrow (!!): 1

Lincoln's Sparrow: 1

Mountain Chickadee: 1

Black-Throated Gray Warbler: 1

Orange-Crowned Warbler: 1

Yellow-Rumped Warbler: 1

Downy Woodpecker: 1

Oregon Junco: 1

Blue Grosbeak: 1

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay: 1

The highlight of this week was definitely the Grasshopper Sparrow, which we banded at 7:10 on Monday, Sept 21. This was the first Grasshopper Sparrow ever banded at this station, and it enjoyed quite a lot of attention and paparazzi photos. 

Until next week!

Isabel Hardwig

Bander, Ridgway and Grand Valley Audubon Society Stations

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies