Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station Report- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-5/17/2025

[Chicobander]

Maybe Friday nights are when the migratory birds are on the move?! A better bird day as far as singing and capture at the banding station. Five new species for the season: Wilson's Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Western wood-pewee, Willow Flycatcher, and Yellow-breasted Chat. Four Warbler species and four flycatcher species were banded.

29 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler-4

Orange-crowned Warbler-1

Yellow Warbler-4

MacGillivray's Warbler-4

Northern House Wren-2

Least Flycatcher-1

Western Wood-pewee-1

Dusky Flycatcher-1

Willow Flycatcher-1

Lincoln's Sparrow-1

Swainson's Thrush-5

Yellow-breasted Chat-2

Green-tailed Towhee-1

Gray Catbird-1

1 Recapture

Swainson's Thrush from yesterday gained 2 grams

The banding station will be closed tomorrow and open on Monday. However, there will be no construction noise until Monday after 0830. If you want to bird the ranch, please sign up on the Aiken Audubon Society website (https://www.aikenaudubon.com).

Have a good weekend,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies