Chico Basin Ranch- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-9/2/2025

[Chicobander]

Not much movement overnight. A few new bird species for the season were captured today including Least Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Plumbeous Vireo and Red-winged Blackbird. A few recaptures which also indicates not much migration occurred.

30 New Bird Banded

Wilson's Warbler- 15

American Redstart- 1

Orange-crowned Warbler- 3

MacGillivray's Warbler- 1

Yellow Warbler- 1

Least Flycatcher-1

Western Wood-Pewee- 1

Northern House Wren- 1

Plumbeous Vireo- 1

Lesser Goldfinch- 1

Lincoln's Sparrow- 1

Brewer's Sparrow- 1

Gray Catbird- 1

Red-winged Blackbird- 1

4 Recaptures- birds captured again after initial banding date

Wilson's Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Western Flycatcher

Western Tanager

The banding station will be open tomorrow through Saturday from sunrise until @noon. Please sign up at the Aiken Audubon website to visit the ranch. www.aikenaudubon.com

Please stop on by the banding station to share your sightings.

Be Advised there are rattlesnakes on the ranch so be conscious of that when looking up at birds or sitting or picking up something off the ground.

Have a good day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies