The sparrows have arrived in full force at Chico, and with them, our first consistently busy day of the season. We totaled 63 banded birds and 1 recapture––eclipsing our previous top day of the fall by nearly 20 birds––and 18 species. We're still getting some steady captures of Wilson's and Orange-crowned Warblers, sparrows are starting to take over, representing just over half the total captures today. Among them were our first *Song Sparrow *and *Spotted Towhee* of the season.
Today's summary: House Wren 1 Wilson's Warbler 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon/intergrade 5 Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 3 + 1 recapture Chipping Sparrow 11 Dusky Flycatcher 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 7 Hermit Thrush 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1 Song Sparrow 1 (FOS) Western Tanager 1 Gray Catbird 3 Spotted Towhee 2 (FOS) American Robin 1 We are open 6 days a week, closed on Sundays. This week we're opening nets at 6:50 AM and closing at 11:50 AM, weather permitting. Come visit! 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/6bf891bb-19d5-43b0-932a-69531c7525d3%40googlegroups.com.
