Chatfield Banding Station, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 5-7-26

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Meredith McBurney

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May 7, 2026, 9:43:53 PM (11 hours ago) May 7

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The storm that kept us from banding the past 2 days brought the Yellow-rumped Warblers down and the Hermit Thrushes in. We also caught our first Yellow Warbler today, which is pretty much our station bird. So, very much worth the hour we spent getting the nets off the ground and resetting almost all of the poles!

Here's the break-down of today's 35 new and 1 return:

Northern House Wren 2 new, 1 banded 2024
Hermit Thrush 9 (We have been worried about this species at Chatfield. Average HETH captures from 2008-19 was 15; since then we have caught 0 - 4 per year. With the 2 caught earlier this season we are up to 11, which makes us happy!)
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 11
Common Yellowthroat 2

We are banding Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) through May 31, weather permitting. There are opportunities for the public to visit on weekends and early mornings most weekdays. Reservations are required and can be made through the Denver Audubon website. (Many/most sessions are already sold out, so sign up now if you are interested!)