RMBO Banding at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso Co.
Nancy Gobris
Species and totals for the first half of the penultimate week of fall banding at Chico Basin Ranch banding follow. We had our first Plumbeous Vireos (3) and first junco on Tuesday.
Monday 9/23: Total 35
Dusky Flycatcher – 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Gray Catbird – 1
Orange-crowned Warbler – 1
Yellow Warbler – 1
Wilson’s Warbler – 10
Lazuli Bunting - 2
Green-tailed Towhee - 1
Brewer’s Sparrow – 1
Chipping Sparrow – 4
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 1
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 2
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 4
Tuesday 9/24: Total 105
Western Wood-Pewee – 1
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Hammond’s Flycatcher – 3
Plumbeous Vireo - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 8
Townsend’s Solitaire – 1
Hermit Thrush – 5
Orange-crowned Warbler – 9
Yellow Warbler - 1
Audubon’s Warbler – 1
Wilson’s Warbler – 36
Western Tanager – 3
Lazuli Bunting - 2
Clay-colored Sparrow – 1
Chipping Sparrow - 9
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 4
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 15
Pink-sided Junco – 1
House Finch - 2
Wednesday, 9/25: Total 31
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -1
American Robin - 1
Hermit Thrush – 1
Brown Thrasher – 1
Orange-crowned Warbler – 3
Yellow Warbler – 1
Wilson’s Warbler – 5
Brewer’s Sparrow - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 8
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 2
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 1
Nancy Gobris
Steve Brown, Susan Craig
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Nancy Gobris
During the first half of the last week of fall banding at Chico Basin Ranch, we banded 160 birds and are headed toward a season record. Species and daily totals follow. We have banded 1619 birds of 43 species. We captured our first Blue-headed Vireo of the season on Monday. Audubon’s Warblers finally made a bigger showing on Wednesday with 28, after just a few since the first arrival on September 19th.
Monday 9/30: Total 28
Warbling Vireo – 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 4
American Robin - 2
Swainson’s Thrush – 1
Hermit Thrush – 1
Audubon’s Warbler – 4
Wilson’s Warbler – 3
Chipping Sparrow – 2
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 3
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 2
Song Sparrow - 2
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 2
Tuesday 10/1: Total 52
Hammond’s Flycatcher – 1
Dusky Flycatcher - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2
Swainson’s Thrush - 1
Hermit Thrush – 3
Gray Catbird - 1
Orange-crowned Warbler – 6
Audubon’s Warbler – 6
Wilson’s Warbler – 7
Spotted Towhee – 3
Brewer’s Sparrow – 1
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 7
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 7
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 3
Wednesday, 10/2: Total 80
Dusky Flycatcher – 1
Warbling Vireo – 1
Blue Jay - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -1
American Robin - 3
Hermit Thrush – 4
Gray Catbird – 1
Orange-crowned Warbler – 5
Audubon’s Warbler – 28
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Wilson’s Warbler - 11
Chipping Sparrow - 6
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 6
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow – 6
Song Sparrow - 2
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1
Pink-sided Junco – 2
Nancy Gobris
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory