Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Chico Banding Station-May 30, 2023

[Chicobander]

A pleasant day to be outside this morning. A few more birds today were around- of course they were Swainson's Thrushes but better than no birds at all. Some straggler MacGillivray's  Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrows appeared. 

41 New Banded Birds

Yellow Warbler- 1

MacGillivray's Warbler- 4

Willow Flycatcher- 1

American Goldfinch- 2

Lincoln's Sparrow- 4

Orchard Oriole-1

Blue Grosbeak- 2

Hermit Thrush- 1

Swainson's Thrush- 23

Gray Catbird-2

5 Recaptures

Swainson's Thrush -3

Brown Thrasher- 2

The banding station will be open tomorrow through Friday Sunrise until @ 11 AM. Friday we will operate the nets one last time for the season and take down station afterwards.

Enjoy the last days of spring bird migration! Many thanks again for the Birders pitching in where needed sharing your info and scribing plus the extra snacks provided for all of us workers.

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies