Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chico Basin Ranch banding station 5/13/22

[Chicobander]

What a NICE day to be outside! The Banding station did not have the capture activity we had yesterday but there are a lot of birds flitting around the grove of trees near the banding site. One new species for the season was captured today: Black-throated Green Warbler ( A handsome male with its black throat). Folks from the  Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival were having a great time here at the Ranch.

39 New Birds banded

Black-throated Green Warbler -1

Wilson's Warbler -2

Yellow Warbler -1

Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler -2

Common Yellowthroat -2

Dusky Flycatcher -5

Gray Flycatcher -1

House Wren -7

Lazuli Bunting -1

Lincoln's Sparrow -1

Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow -1

Yellow-breasted Chat -1

Gray Catbird -3

Swainson's Thrush -7

Hermit Thrush -3

Black-headed Grosbeak -1

13 Recaptures/Returns

Hermit Thrush - 6 repeats from past couple days.

Yellow-breasted Chat -2 (repeats)

Gray Catbird- 1 return from another past year

Brown Thrasher -1 return from another year

MacGillivray's Warbler - 3 repeats from yesterday.

The station is open 6 days a week through May 27th, closed on Monday May 16th and May 23rd. Stop by and visit!

Julie Shieldcastle

Spring Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies