Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Chatfield Banding Station - May 13, 2023

[Meredith McBurney]

After two days of rain, we anticipated a busy morning yesterday, if not with migrants passing through then our summer residents out feeding.  But it was pretty quiet, with just 24 new birds caught.  There was a nice variety, so it was a good learning experience for our visitors from Denver Audubon's Beginning Birder class.

Lots of water in some areas of the station; several of the river nets could not be opened because the water was so high.  And special thanks to the volunteers who added a day to help convince the bobcat to go elsewhere!  (We did not see him/her.)

Here's the breakdown:

Least Flycatcher 2

Hammond's Flycatcher 2

Dusky Flycatcher 1 (FOS)

House Wren 2

Gray Catbird 1 new, 1 banded 2021, recaught 2022

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 2 banded 2022, 1 banded 2021 (of the 22 YEWAs caught to date, 12 were already banded.  All but 1 of the 22 were adults.)

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2

Common Yellowthroat 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 2

Green-tailed Towhee 3

Lincoln's Sparrow 2

Red-winged Blackbird 1

We are rained out today, closed on Monday.  Hope to be back out on Tuesday!  Denver Audubon has scheduled one-hour time slots at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 for visitors on weekends; visit here to register.  (I believe many time slots are already sold out, so register soon if you would like to visit.)

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies