Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Chatfield Banding Station - May 9, 2023

[Meredith McBurney]

Activity picked up a bit today; we had a total of 37 new birds (32 banded today, 5 returns from prior years) of 14 species.  Yellow-rumped Warblers are down, Yellows are up, including 4 that we banded in prior years.  Caught our first Hermit Thrush of the season, arriving almost 2 weeks behind its usual date.  No Swainson's yet; they are also late.  

Here's the breakdown for today:

Black-capped Chickadee 1

House Wren 9 new, 1 banded 2022

Hermit Thrush 1

Yellow Warbler 4 new, 1 banded 2022, 3 banded 2021

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Intergrade 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 2

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Song Sparrow 2

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Common Grackle 1 (first since 2016)

American Goldfinch 2

Red-winged Blackbird 2

Today started week 3 of our 5 week season.  Denver Audubon has scheduled one-hour time slots at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 for visitors on weekends; visit here to register.  (I believe many time slots are already sold out, so register soon if you would like to visit.)

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies