Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Station 5/7/21

[Meredith McBurney]

Like Colin, we had a few more birds and several FOS today.  What is interesting to me is the number of one-of-a-kinds:

Black-capped Chickadee 1

House Wren 1, banded 2019

Gray Catbird 1 (FOS)

Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (FOS)

Virginia's Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 1, male banded 2016 and recaught in 2017, 18, and 19 (missed in 20 because we did not run the station)

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 1 (FOS)

Spotted Towhee 2

Song Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

The Catbird and the Chat, species that breed at Chatfield in good numbers, arrived almost on schedule, just a couple of days later than their earliest arrival in the last 5 years.  By contrast,  we have only caught 2 House Wrens so far (they usually are here when we start banding around April 26, and 5 Yellow Warblers (first arrival date typically around May 1).  

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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies