Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station-Bird Conservancy of the Rockies-9/23/2025

[Chicobander]

It has been a strange fall season. One day is different from the rest and not predictable to say the least. I guess you call it the mystery of bird migration. The banding station area was very quiet and no hummingbirds were observed. The Hermit Thrush recapture has been around for several days and has increased its weight each time. We caught this Hermit thrush yesterday and from then until today it gained over a gram. Not sure how fat or how much weight it thinks it needs to migrate south, only it knows. 

16 New Banded Birds

Wilson's Warbler- 4

MacGillivray's Warbler- 1

Myrtle (Yellow-Rumped) Warbler- 1

Chipping Sparrow- 4

American Goldfinch- 2

Lesser Goldfinch- 1

Vesper Sparrow- 1

Swainson's Thrush- 1

Hermit Thrush- 1

2 Recaptures

Wilson's Warbler

Hermit Thrush

The Banding station will be operating tomorrow from sunrise until @ noon. Please stop by and share your bird sightings with us. If wanting to bird or visit the ranch, sign up on the Aiken Audubon website.

www.aikenaudubon.com

Enjoy the nice September day,

Julie Shieldcastle

Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies