I believe that Canyon Wren is actually a new species for Chico Basin Ranch. I believe the 344th bird species that has been found at the Ranch.
Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 4:49 PM Robert Snowden <[email protected]> wrote: > It was a warm and breezy morning at Chico Basin, and a little on the quiet > side, with 24 newly banded birds, 3 recaptures, and 10 total species. But > what we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality. We banded the most > notable bird of the season to date: a hatch-year *Canyon Wren*, caught in > the very first net on the very first net run of the morning! Not only was > it the first-ever banding record of a the Canyon Wren at Chico, but it was > the first record of the species at any of the Bird Conservancy's banding > stations (and of course it's one of my favorite birds)! This individual > wasn't particularly furtive either, as we captured it again a few hours > later, and was heard vocalizing near the banding station at the end of the > morning. > > We also had some noteworthy human visitors, with the Colorado State Land > Board stopping by for a few minutes. They were treated to a nice male > *American > Redstart*, and our first *Western Tanager* of the season––a female that > had narrowly avoided our mist nets earlier in the morning. > > A summary of the day's banded birds: > > Wilson's Warbler 11 + 1 recapture > American Redstart 2 > MacGillivray's Warbler 2 + 1 recapture > Orange-crowned Warbler 2 + 1 recapture > Clay-colored Sparrow 1 > Canyon Wren 1 (first station record) > Lazuli Bunting 1 (FOS) > Lincoln's Sparrow 1 > Western Tanager 1 (FOS) > Brown Thrasher 2 > > We are open 6 days a week, closed on Sundays. This week we'll be opening > nets at 6:40 AM and closing at 11:40 AM, weather permitting. Visitors are > welcome! > > Robert Snowden > Bander, Chico Basin Ranch > Bird Conservancy of the Rockies > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5a48c1da-5652-4f50-903a-f6faef98e30b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5a48c1da-5652-4f50-903a-f6faef98e30b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BXeEuUNhE5E2E2tnrY5_wv6z90ip%3DrGybmz0W58iU9rAMSfeg%40mail.gmail.com.
