Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-9/19/2025

[Chicobander]

If you looked at Birdcast migration flight overnight it was pretty heavy migration for Colorado. A few birds decided to drop in at Chico Basin Ranch instead of keep on flying south. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird male was observed early this morning but had not been seen afterwards. He probably moved south or elsewhere. The two Hermit Thrush recaptures today gained almost 2 grams from yesterday. Do not know why they are hanging around. They appear to be in good fat and weight condition for migration. We caught a handsome adult MacGillivray's Warbler today.

57 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler- 25

Orange-crowned Warbler- 6

MacGillivray's Warbler- 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1

Hammond's Flycatcher- 2

Lesser Goldfinch- 1

Townsend's Solitaire- 2

Hermit Thrush- 4

Lincoln's Sparrow- 5

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow- 6

Green-tailed Towhee- 4

2 Recapture Hermit Thrushes

The banding station will be open tomorrow around sunrise until noon. Please stop by to visit and share your sightings with us. If you are wanting to bird or visit the ranch, please sign up on the Aiken Audubon website. 

www.aikenaudubon.com

Enjoy the nice September weather!

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies