Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station-Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-9-20-2025

[Chicobander]

Another day where you just do not know what to expect birdwise. Fairly quiet most of the morning. No Ruby-throated Hummingbird observed today. Setting up the nets there was a Sharp-shinned hawk hanging out nearby. We managed to catch him and another one doing the course of today. Fifteen bird species captured including a new species for me in Colorado- Tennessee Warbler. Other new species for the season include Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female), Spotted Towhee, and Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

38 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler- 19

Orange-crowned Warbler- 3

Tennessee Warbler- 1

Hammond's Flycatcher- 1

Dusky Flycatcher- 1

Lincoln's Sparrow- 2

Green-tailed Towhee-1

Spotted Towhee- 1

Hermit Thrush- 1

Swainson's Thrush- 1

Gray Catbird- 2

Yellow-breasted Chat- 2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak-1

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2

3 Recaptures

Hermit Thrush

Gray Catbird

Western Flycatcher

The banding station will be closed tomorrow and reopen on Monday @ sunrise.

The ranch is open for birding tomorrow Sunday-Please sign up on the Aiken Audubon website. www.aikenaudubon.com

Have a good weekend,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies