Last weekend's weather front brought lots of birds to the banding station at
Chico Basin Ranch (fee area). Numbers banded were up from last Saturday all
through this week. We were not open on Sunday or Monday due to high winds and
cold temperatures.
We banded 56 birds on Sat. 5/10, including FOS American Redstart and
White-throated Sparrow. On Tuesday we banded 91 birds, including one
Olive-sided Flycatcher and two Blackpoll Warblers. We did not catch our first
Swainson's Thrush until Tuesday the 15th, later than usual; they were observed
both Sunday the 11th and Monday the 12th, however.
Wednesday's tally was 94 birds banded, with a tie for species high of 21 Gray
Catbirds and 21 Chipping Sparrows. Thursday brought in FOS Common Poorwill,
Veery, and Blue Grosbeak, for a total of 54 banded.
The weekend produced 53 birds banded on Friday, one of which was a FOS Rock
Wren and Common Grackle. On Saturday we banded 69 birds, including one FOS
Gray-cheeked Thrush and one Curve-billed Thrasher.
Nancy Gobris and Diane Luck, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Banding just SE of Fountain, CO
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