Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 5/10/19

[Meredith McBurney]

All kinds of "more thans...." probably occurred today; let's just go with a wild day after 3 days of stormy weather.  96 new birds of 17 species, 8 of which were new for the season:

Least Flycatcher 2

Hammond's Flycatcher 3

Dusky Flycatcher 23

Gray Flycatcher 1 (I'm sure this is more Empids in one day ever at Chat)

Violet-green Swallow 1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1

House Wren 5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11 

Orange-crowned Warbler 5

Virginia's Warbler 4

Yellow Warbler 2, 1 banded in 2016, 1 banded 2018

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 9

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 22

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Intergrade 2

Black and White Warbler 1

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1

Brown-headed Cowbird 1

Whew!

We will be open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, through May 31, except for Memorial Day. We are opening nets at 6:30, and most days will have birds back at the station by 7:15. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is very hot, very cold, or very windy. Registration is required for all weekend visitors; see the Denver Audubon website to sign up. Individuals may visit weekdays without registering before the school groups arrive, which is usually around 10 a.m. 

 

Come visit!

 

Meredith McBurney

Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies