Chatfield Banding Station - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 5/15/25

[meredith]

A slower, quieter day than yesterday - quite cold (frost on some nets) when we opened at 6:30, and some blasts of wind during the morning, but mostly seemed like a continuation of the story of this season - not many birds.  I think our best catch of the day was our first pre-Covid bird of the season - a Catbird banded in 2019 as a second year, so hatched in 2018.

Here are today's 11 first time captures (we also had 9 recaps):

Northern House Wren 1

Gray Catbird 4 new, 1 return (see above)

Yellow Warbler 1

Wilson's Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Spotted Towhee 1

American Goldfinch 1

We are banding Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) through May 31, weather permitting.  There are opportunities for the public to visit on weekends and occasional weekdays through the Denver Audubon website.  (Some days are already sold out, so sign up now if you are interested!)

Meredith McBurney

Chatfield Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies