Chatfield Banding Station - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 5/11/25

[meredith]

This is a belated report from Sunday (today, Monday, is our day off).

Not a banner day, but some good things: Our first flycatchers - a Say's Phoebe, which has likely been around for weeks, and a Dusky, about 4 days late for the start of Empids, which isn't too terrible.  We also caught 6 more returns - birds that had been banded at Chatfield in a prior year, migrated south for the winter and then returned. The oldest was a Yellow Warbler, banded as an adult in 2021, and recaught each year since.

Here's the breakdown of the 9 banded and the 6 returns:

Dusky Flycatcher 1

Say's Phoebe 1

Northern House Wren 1 new, 1 banded last year

Gray Catbird 2 new, 2 returns, both banded in 2023

Yellow Warbler 1 new, 3 returns, 1 banded last year, 1 in 23 and 1 in 21 (see above)

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

Red-winged Blackbird 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

Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies