RMBO Ridgway Banding Report 9/6/14 & 9/8/14

[Amber West]

Hi, I'm Amber West and I will be banding at Ridgway State Park, Ouray County from 9/6 - 9-16, and at Grand Junction, Mesa County from 9/17 - 10/17. The banding so far has been fairly slow, and especially today with the rain, but it will hopefully pick up soon.

On 9/6, we banded 10 new birds, plus one recapture from a previous year.

Breakdown of new captures:

Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Wilson's Warbler - 3
Green-tailed Towhee - 2
Song Sparrow - 2
Lesser Goldfinch - 1

On 9/8, we banded 7 new birds, plus one repeat from earlier this season and one recapture from a previous year

Breakdown of new captures:

Gray Catbird - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1
MacGillivray's Warbler - 1
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2

Amber West
Ouray, Ouray County