Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chico Basin Ranch Banding Report 4/30 and 5/1

[colin....@birdconservancy.org]

We opened our banding station at Chico Basin Ranch yesterday, and much like other banding stations in CO we've been off to a slow start here. Yesterday (4/30) we banded 5 birds, which was among the slowest of days historically out here until today (5/1) when we banded just 3 birds and had 1 recapture. We did, however, get an early Dusky Flycatcher, hopefully a sign of more migratory birds to come. Here are our totals for the past 2 days:

Yesterday:

Hermit Thrush - 1

Lincoln's Sparrow - 1

Yellow-rumped 'Myrtle' Warbler - 2

Orange-crowned Warbler - 1

and today:

Blue Jay - 1

Orange-crowned Warbler - 1

Dusky Flycatcher - 1

American Robin - 1 recapture originally banded 5/6/2019

We are open 3 days per week (Friday - Sunday) through May 30th. Chico Basin Ranch is once again open to the public and visitors are welcome at the banding station, click here for more details on visiting!

Colin Woolley

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies