Grand Valley Audubon Banding Station - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (09/22/25) – Mesa Co.
Mietron Shahbodaghloo
Sparrow season is upon us and the white-crowns have started to make their way here in the numbers. We have had a few adults of both the oriantha and gambels ssp., but today we got our first hatch year Gambel’s. We also got our first Clay-colored Sparrow and a surprise visit from an adult male Cooper’s Hawk. We found him in the net thankfully with no other passerines nearby or in the net. We’ll see if these storms along the Rockies will bring any new migrants our way.
7 Newly Banded Birds:
Bewick’s Wren: 1
Clay-colored Sparrow: 1
Cooper’s Hawk: 1
Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow: 3
Spotted Towhee: 1
2 Recaptured Birds:
Black-capped Chickadee: 2
The station will operate daily (Monday-Friday) from around 7:00a-1:00p (weather
dependent) until October 10th.
We’re located at James M Robb Colorado River State Park by the Kingfisher parking lot. Follow the yellow signs pointing to the banding station! Feel free to stop by when we’re around! Or join us on our Public Day on Sept 27th.
*** Note: State park entrance fees apply. More information about Ridgway State Park can be found here.
Have a blessed day!
Mietron Shahbodaghloo
GVAS Bird Bander | Mesa County
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies