Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Station, 4/26/24

[meredith]

We only caught 5 new birds today, but we recaptured 8 birds that had already been caught this season, so the early morning DFO trip, led by Charlie Chase, got to see up close a variety of birds, including year round residents (Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Bushtit), possible summer breeders (Common Yellowthroat), winter resident (Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow), and migrants passing through (Orange-crowned Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow).  

The 5 new birds were:

Black-capped Chickadee 1, banded 2022

Bushtit 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Song Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

We are banding Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) through May 31, weather permitting (which means we may be closed tomorrow/Saturday).  You can register to visit on the weekends through the Denver Audubon website.  (The first couple of weekends are sold out, so sign up now if you are interested!)

Meredith McBurney

Bander, Chatfield Banding Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies