Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station- Bird Conservancy of Rockies-9/27/2025

[Chicobander]

With the presence of no recaptures and a few more species, it appears that some birds landed in the olive grove around the banding station this morning. A new species for the season-Black-throated Blue Warbler male made an appearance. Eleven bird species were banded including four species of sparrows.

34 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler- 5

Orange-crowned Warbler- 3

Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1

Chipping Sparrow- 2

Lincoln's Sparrow- 4

Song Sparrow- 1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow-3

Hermit Thrush- 8

Gray Catbird- 5

Blue Jay- 1

Brown Thrasher- 1

No Recaptures

The banding station will be closed tomorrow and reopen Monday @sunrise. Birding is still open on the ranch tomorrow when you sign up on the Aiken Audubon website.

www.aikenaudubon.com

Have a good weekend,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies