RMBO Chatfield Banding Report, 5/16/15

[meredith]

Yesterday, we noted with great excitement the return of 3 birds banded in 2008 (1 Warbling Vireo and 2 Yellow Warblers).  We could hardly contain ourselves today when we recaptured a Yellow Warbler banded as a young male in 2006.  He has been caught every year except one since then.  We marked the occasion by photographing him in front of a new poster about our frequently returning YEWAs that was prepared by long-time volunteer Gary Mattes.  (2006 was our first year at our current banding station location.)

Another day with numerous one-of-a-species, perfect for Hugh and Urling Kingery's Beginning Birder class;

Black-capped Chickadee 1

House Wren 4

Hermit Thrush 1

Gray Catbird 1

Yellow Warbler 3 new, 3 returns (from 2006, 2011 and 2012)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 1

MacGillivray's 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 2

Chipping Sparrow 1 (FOS)

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Mountain White-crowned Sparrow 1

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

Open daily, weather permitting, through the end of May, from 7 to about 11.

Meredith McBurney

Bander, Chatfield Station

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory