Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

[Chicobander]

The birds are not sticking around Chico Banding station. Bird movement appears to pick up around 7:30 - 8:00 am when the birds would be coming down from their migration flight during the night. Another good banding day with 19 species and four new ones for the season (Lincoln's Sparrow, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Blue Jay).

The Common Grackles seem to be flocking in to eat the olives from the Russian Olive trees. The extra rain this summer has produced a bumper crop. 

53 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler-21

MacGillivray's Warbler-1

Northern Waterthrush- 2

Western Flycatcher- 4

Willow Flycatcher- 1

Dusky Flycatcher- 3

Western Wood-Pewee- 2

Western Warbling Vireo- 1 (ID'd by bill measurements)

Northern House Wren- 1

American Goldfinch-  1

Lincoln's Sparrow- 2

Yellow-breasted Chat- 1

Western Tanager- 1

Blue Grosbeak- 3

Black-headed Grosbeak- 1

Brown Thrasher- 4

American Robin- 1

Blue Jay- 1

Common Grackle- 3

No Recaptures

The banding station will be open tomorrow through Saturday from Sunrise until @noon. Please stop by banding station and share your sightings. Sign up on Aiken Audubon's Website to bird or visit the ranch. www.aikenaudubon.com .

Have a good Labor Day!

Julie Shieldcastle

Bird Bander, Chico Basin Ranch

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies