Chico Basin Ranch-Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-9/11/2025

[Chicobander]

Since it is 9/11, the birds were somewhere else. Maybe there were commemorating the tragedy of 9/11 some 24 years ago. The silence at the banding station was symbolic of the day. Double digits were not banded. It felt like a late summer day. Why would birds migrate with a southerly wind? And the recaptures could have been blown back north.

5 New Banded Birds

Hammond's Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Lincoln's Sparrow

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

3 Recaptures

American Redstart

Northern House Wren

Swainson's Thrush

Hoping for a better bird day tomorrow. If interested in birding or visiting the ranch, please sign up on the Aiken Audubon website. www.aikenaudubon.com

All the Best,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies