RMBO Banding Report Connected Lakes 10/15 & 10/16 - END OF SEASON

[Amber West]

Banding has come to an end on the West Slope.  In all, we banded 355 birds; 86 individuals in 19 species in Ridgway State Park, and 269 individuals in 25 species in Connected Lakes State Park.  We also had a first record for the Connected Lakes banding station - Ovenbird!  We had 524 visitors at the Ridgway banding station, primarily 4th grade students, and 804 visitors at the Connected Lakes banding station, 656 of which were students.

I would like to extend a personal thank-you to the volunteers with Black Canyon Audubon Society, Grand Valley Audubon Society, and all other volunteers, and the staff at Ridgway State Park and Connected Lakes State Park, without whom this banding project would not have been possible.

Here are the reports from the last two days of banding:

On 10/15, we banded 9 birds with 2 recaptures.  On 10/16, we banded 3 birds with 3 recaptures.

Breakdown of new captures, 10/15:

Black-capped Chickadee - 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1

Orange-crowned Warbler - 2

Spotted Towhee - 1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow - 1

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco - 1

Breakdown of new captures, 10/16:

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow - 3

(We also recaptured 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, and 1 Hermit Thrush (twice).)

Amber West

Grand Junction, Mesa County