The final day of the season turned out to be a pretty good day compared to
the last couple weeks. Three new species for the season which includes one
for the year. Nashville Warbler and White-throated Sparrow were new for the
season. Fox Sparrow was new for the year.
*55 New Birds Banded*
I thought there might be a small influx of birds as there was a light NW
wind when we put up the nets. However, that was not the outcome. However,
we did catch and band a female Hatching year Sharp-shinned Hawk which is
always a treat.
*18 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 5
Ruby-crowned
A beautiful day to be outside. Not much bird action with only 12 bird
species recorded. The highlight was first of the season- Sharp-shinned Hawk
Hatching year male.
*22 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's Warbler- 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
Hermit thrush- 3
Oregon Junco- 2
An early light west breeze brought us some birds around the station.
Fourteen species banded including Swainson's and Hermit Thrushes along with
a Red-eyed and Cassin's Vireo.
*48 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's Warbler- 12
Orange-crowned Warbler- 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
House Wren- 1
Red-eyed
A surprising day with a slight NW wind for part of the morning brought a
few birds into the Olive grove. A Least Flycatcher and a Cassin's Vireo
were the highlights of the day.
*51 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 12
Orange-crowned Warbler- 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
Least Flycatcher- 1
A northerly wind early this morning improved the morning' s bird catch. New
species for the season was Song Sparrow. Lincoln's Sparrows were on the
move today.
*29 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler intergrade (Audubon's/Myrtle)- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
House Wren- 2
Another slow day at the Chico, waiting on a northerly wind to bring in some
more birds.
We did catch a late Yellow Warbler which is nice to see. There were still
some flycatchers and a Cassin's Kingbird. Did not hear any Red-breasted
Nuthatches out there today.
*14 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's
My heart and soul goes out to those folks and the wildlife who have loved
and utilized the Native habitats surrounding Barr Lake. It sounds terrible
what habitat is being removed. Very sorry to hear. Thanks for all who are
making their voices heard, you never know when the right person may be
Another pleasant day to be outside in Nature. The birds were not very
abundant but still a nice variety.
*29 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's Warbler- 10
Orange-crowned Warbler- 1
House Wren- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Dusky Flycatcher- 1
Lincoln's Sparrow- 2
Western Tanager- 2
What a day filled with nice birds and 90 1st and 2nd graders! Five new
birds for the season including Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted Flickers,
along with Townsend's Solitaire, Oregon Junco, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
The kids really got a kick out of the big and small birds.
*38 New Birds
Well, It appears that the Lincoln's and White-crowned Sparrows dropped in
from flying overnight. The American Goldfinch is the first for this fall
season for the station. Sixteen bird species were captured.
*49 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's Warbler- 15
Orange-crowned Warbler- 3
Western Wood-pewee-
What a beautiful day! Not much bird action until it warmed up but still a
good day. No rain
New species for the season was a Virginia's Warbler.
*18 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 6
Orange-crowned Warbler- 2
Virginia's Warbler- 1
Western Wood-pewee- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1
House Wren-
Slow Quiet day today with only eight species of birds captured. Hoping that
the birds pick up for everyone in Colorado.
*27 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 11
Orange-crowned Warbler- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 3
House Wren- 3
Lincoln's Sparrow- 5
Blue Grosbeak- 3
*2
The morning was foggy with the sun finally peaking out around 11 AM which
the birds became active. Twenty-three Bird Species were captured including
three new species for the season (Hermit Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Pine
Siskin).
*56 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 16
Orange-crowned
A Very Foggy morning which probably resulted in the low bird numbers. The
birds flying overnight could not see the green olive grove below because of
the fog to drop in this morning. The few recaptures we caught were doing
great! They all gained at least a couple grams or more of weight.
*26
Banding today sported 22 bird species. What has been a push of birds @ 7:50
AM has continued today. Quite a few flycatchers around the banding station
which is good since there is plenty of flies and a few mosquitoes for them
to consume. When we left the station today, the flycatchers were
Good Friday! There seemed to be a bit more bird activity early around the
banding station today; but once it heated up the birds were scarce. A very
nice day for some new species for the season which included Brewer's and
Clay-colored Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, and Black-headed Grosbeak. We
Each day is a mystery as to what birds or if many birds will appear in the
nets or around the banding station proper. Very quiet today- the
hummingbirds were active after about 8 AM today. Yesterday hummingbirds
were not active until after 9- 10AM. A couple net checks with zero to 2
birds and
The Weather today was Great! A comfortable day at the banding station
sporting 15 bird species. The highlight was a pair of Downy woodpecker
youngsters. Cute Fuzz heads!
Not much bird activity around the grove this morning. There was no sign of
a hummingbird until after 10:00 AM. However,
Banding was filled with Wilson's Warblers in addition to a few other
species. No sighting of the Worm-eating Warbler this morning. Another
couple Western Flycatchers recaptures banded a couple days ago were
recaught today. They both increased their weight. The Highlight of the day
was
Lower bird numbers today, but we caught a very nice bird- Worm-eating
Warbler! That is even a rare bird for Northern Ohio where I am from. Bill
Maynard said 2012 was the last time one has been recorded at the Ranch. The
three recaptures we caught all gained weight since Saturday when they were
I had a feeling that we would have a better day than yesterday this morning
with the NNW wind. However, I did not believe it would have been this good.
We close the nets early due to heat but still managed to accrue 26 bird
species in our catch for the day. Pretty amazing I think. Five warbler
Happy September! It sure Does not feel like Autumn weather to me. We had to
close a bit early again today due to the heat. The banding station still
has not had any recaptures since opening on Monday. Four new birds for the
season including American Redstart, Lark Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, and
The banding station was hopping with Wilson's Warblers this morning. In
addition to Wilson's, fifteen other species were captured and banded.
Swainson's Thrush and Chipping Sparrow were the two new species added to
this fall season count. The day heated up quickly and the nets were taken
down
Today had a nice diversity of species captured including five warbler
species. Eight species were new for the year or season (Least Flycatcher,
Townsend's Warbler, Black- and- white Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Lincoln's Sparrow, Bullock's Oriole, and Broad-tailed Hummingbird.) We have
Today started out slow either due to the storm overnight diverting the
birds around the ranch or that it was so cool for the first couple hours
this morning kept the birds inactive. We had a nice variety of species and
added seven new species for the season. Thirteen species were captured with
Today was clearing Net lanes and setting up the mist nets. Many thanks to
Ranchlands personnel for helping mow the tall plants that grew over the
summer! We operated the nets for a couple hours. Nine bird species were
banded and a highlight was a hatching-year male Rufous Hummingbird. He was
For the last day of spring banding the Swainson's Thrushes decided to give
us a good send off. It definitely was a banner season for Swainson's
Thrushes. It has been an interesting year for Eastern birds visiting
Colorado.
*38 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 2
MacGillivray's Warbler- 4
A quiet day but we captured 3 new species for the spring season! The
flycatchers- *Empidonax *flycatchers have been few and far between. Today
we caught our first Western (Cordilleran) Flycatcher. The Other highlights
were the Black-throated Blue Warbler and the Eastern Kingbird. Tomorrow is
Ahhh, the last day of May Things are winding down and the breeding
birds are stationed in their territories. Twelve species of birds captured
today. I did hear a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing around the station
before and while setting up nets but it did not sing or stay around much
A pleasant day to be outside this morning. A few more birds today were
around- of course they were Swainson's Thrushes but better than no birds at
all. Some straggler MacGillivray's Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrows
appeared.
*41 New Banded Birds*
Yellow Warbler- 1
MacGillivray's Warbler- 4
'Tis the end of the season as we are capturing breeding birds and a few
straggler migrant birds. A couple new species for the season- male and
female American Redstart and Chestnut-sided Warbler.
*23 New Banded Birds*
American Redstart- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
MacGillivray's Warbler- 1
Today's banding has brought me to the conclusion that spring songbird
migration is close to being finished. However, we did catch two
MacGillivray's Warblers- a male and a female and of course some Swainson's
Thrushes. Otherwise it was a slow day for birds. Still a nice morning to be
outside.
Most days Quality not Quantity is the best for a good bird day- that is my
opinion anyhow. A very nice day to be outside. No smoke, blue skies, and in
the 70s. I will take it. Thirteen bird species captured including the
highlight of a pair of Lesser Goldfinches. Now, some may not think that is
A strange day with cool cloudy morning. Not much action at the banding
station and not much singing going on either.
*18 New Banded Birds*
Western Wood-Pewee- 4
Least Flycatcher- 1
Lazuli Bunting- 5
Western Kingbird- 1
Yellow-breasted Chat- 1
Swainson's Thrush- 5
Hermit Thrush- 1
*3
The sky opened up for the sun to shine a bit late morning today. The smoke
has subsided some. Hopefully the smoke will dissipate. It seemed like the
bird volume has been smaller numbers due to the smoke screen that has been
known to divert birds around the smoke areas. I am also hopeful that
Another nice day to be outside. However, the smoke still persists. I
believe it is having an affect on the migrating birds especially when the
want to descend at sunrise. It would be nice to have information from
migration banding stations in NW Texas, SW New Mexico etc to see if the
smoke may
A nice day to be outside! The smoke has subsided some today from the
northern wildfires. The last day of the Pikes Peak Birding Festival and
even though there was not much bird volume, there was some nice birds to
view. Many Thanks! to all the volunteers who assisted this week at the
banding
A foggy morning to start the day with the sun came out @ 1000. A large
selection of Swainson's Thrushes again today. From the looks of things a
few birds stuck around for a day due to the weather last night. We
recaptured nine birds from previous days.
The highlight of the day was a Say's
More Swainson's Thrushes dominated the Russian Olive Grove here again
today. Seventeen bird species captured. Birds slowed down around 1000
today. No rain but very hazy due to the smoke from up north.
*91 Birds Banded*
Common Yellowthroat- 3
MacGillivray's Warbler- 1
Yellow Warbler- 3
Least
An influx of *Empidonax* flycatchers came overnight. Banding was halted
around 7 AM for about an hour due to rain. Birds were thick before the rain
and spread out or left the tree grove banding station area after it
stopped. Bird numbers were greatly reduced after the rain. Twenty-six
species
Another nice day to be outside. A few good birds were seen at the banding
station but not captured in our nets today (2 different Prairie Warblers
and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo). Twenty-two species of birds captured including
first of the season Western Kingbird.
A couple more Bullock's Orioles
A very enjoyable day. The Swainson's Thrushes that we banded yesterday
moved on or at least we did not capture any of them today. Eighteen species
of birds captured which included only one White-throated Sparrow recapture.
Maybe it is the bird that has been singing for us the last several days.
Has anyone NOT seen a Swainson's Thrush today?!!! They have moved into the
ranch area today in large numbers. We captured 22 Species including these
two new species for the season: Hooded Warbler and Veery. I would imagine
it took some patience for birders to stop and look at the thrushes today
As expected with northerly winds that we would capture birds we had banded
yesterday and earlier in the week. Birds will not fly north against a wind
if they do not have to. As one would expect it would expend a lot of energy
to fly into prevailing winds. Twenty-one species of birds captured
Yesterday was a Wash for banding with the rain/thunderstorms and wind.
Today, however very windy, had the birds down low which may have helped us
capture more birds in the nets. Twenty-five bird species banded including
these new species of the season: Blackpoll Warbler, Willow Flycatcher,
Bird activity was about double what it was yesterday with 30 bird species
captured. New species for the season were: Dusky Flycatcher, Mountain
subspecies of White-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Townsend's Solitaire,
Western Tanager, and White-throated Sparrow. We caught another returning
Another pleasant day for birds. Four new species for the season including
Virginia's Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, and a handsome
Orchard Oriole. Ten warbler species were banded (Yellow, Orange-crowned,
Virginia's, Tennessee, Wilson's, MacGillivray's, Yellow-rumped,
An all around nice day to be outside and birds were singing. A Northern
Waterthrush entertained us while checking the nets but did not venture into
any of the nets. Four new species for the season were captured including
Black-headed Grosbeak, Green-tailed Towhee, Lark Sparrow, and Least
A slow bird day including few Chipping Sparrows. The wind picked up @ 9:30
so the mist nets were not as useful for catching birds. A highlight for the
day was capturing a Bewick's Wren.
*16 New Birds*
MacGillivray's Warbler- 1
Common Yellowthroat- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Chipping Sparrow- 7
Bird activity started out slow but improved as the morning went along. Four
warbler species captured today (Common Yellowthroat, MacGillivray's,
Orange-crowned, and Yellow-rumped warblers (Myrtle and Audubon's
subspecies)). Flocks of Chipping Sparrows are still moving around the tree
grove.
Banding began with a rain delay but not many birds ventured to the banding
station grove of trees this day. I heard from birders that the birds were
down at HQ pond willows including many Yellow-rumped Warblers. Water does
tend to attract more birds. First of the season bird was the Brown
A very quiet day at the banding station. Aiken Audubon had a birding trip
to the Ranch today. It is always nice to have folks stop by. The highlights
for us were Say's Phoebe and the Ovenbird. Thirty-three new birds including
nine species were banded today. Apparently the birds are continuing
A very quiet day at the banding station. Aiken Audubon had a birding trip
to the Ranch today. It is always nice to have folks stop by. The highlights
for us were Say's Phoebe and the Ovenbird. Forty-five new birds including
nine species were banded today. Apparently the birds are continuing on
There were slightly different birds in the tree/shrub area around the
banding station today. Thirteen species banded with a total of 45
individuals. First of the spring was Orange-crowned Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat, Cooper's Hawk, Clay-colored Sparrow, and Spotted Towhee. The
flocks of
First day banding at Chico Basin Ranch for the season. Nets were operated
3.5 hours today after clearing net lanes and setting up nets. A good day
for a short day which totaled 44 new birds and eleven species. The
Highlight was the Prothonotary Warbler male. Chipping Sparrows were in
flocks
The Fall Season for Chico Basin Banding Station has come to a close.
Thirteen Species of birds captured today with a surprising catch of a late
Yellow-breasted Chat.
Here is the Catch of the Day:
*26 New Birds*
Wilson's Warbler -5
Orange-crowned Warbler -3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -2
With not having much experience with bird migration in the West, I thought
there might be a bit of migration overnight with the light NNW wind. It
appears that a few birds dropped in this morning. Twenty-three bird species
were captured at the station including a special highlight of a
The Wilson's Warblers may and I say may have mostly gone south. Tomorrow
will tell if that is the case. Nineteen bird species captured today
including 3 races of the Dark-eyed Juncos (Oregon, Pink-sided, and
Slate-colored).
Here is the catch of the day:
*42 New Birds*
Wilson's Warbler -5
A nice day to be outside. A White-throated Sparrow was trying to sing
before we put up the mist nets. Twenty bird species were captured at the
station. It appears from our recaptures today, that a few hatching year
birds are needing to bulk up before moving along. A surprise of a
Sharp-shinned
Monday, Monday A nice diversity of 22 species were captured at the
banding station today. Off and on there was bird activity in the area. Bird
highlights for the day were White-throated Sparrow, MacGillivray's Warbler,
and Plumbeous Vireo.
Here is the catch of the day:
*84 New Birds*
Nice day to be at the Ranch. Twenty bird species captured today. A few
surprises in the nets. I am unsure how a female Cooper's Hawk stays in the
net but we caught our second one today. The females are very big to not
flap their wings and remove themselves from the net. The other highlights
Another slow bird day despite the warmer temps. Eighteen Bird Species were
captured at the station including the Nashville Warbler we banded
yesterday. All recaptures increased their weight from he last time date
they were captured. Eight species of sparrows banded today.
Here is the catch of
Another slow bird day despite the warmer temps. Eighteen Bird Species were
captured at the station including the Nashville Warbler we banded
yesterday. All recaptures increased their weight from he last time date
they were captured. Eight species of sparrows banded today.
Here is the catch of
Happy First Day of Fall! A cooler, breezy, and cloudy day produced a
smaller catch. The birds were getting more active towards midday. Fourteen
bird species were captured at the banding station including a new species
for the year : Nashville Warbler. Here is the catch of the day:
*42 New
A cooler and breezy day appeared to have brought in some wintering birds
(juncos) into the area. A surprise catch of the day was an immature
(hatching-year) Sharp-shinned Hawk that was alerted to us by a birder.
(Thank you!) Otherwise, they often because of their size can flap their
wings and
Today it warmed up fast and I believe the birds were not very active. WE
did end up with 21 bird species captured today. Audubon's (Yellow-rumped)
Warbler was a first for the fall. Another Red-shafted Flicker made an
appearance in our nets as well as a Ladder-backed Woodpecker which
intrigued
Another busy day of 25 bird species at the banding station. A very nice
variety of sparrows and more Orange-crowned warblers showed up today.
Wilson's Warblers still topped the list. Red-shafted Flicker was the first
of the year for Chico Basin. A few recaptures however, they all gained
weight
Today was a hoppin' Wilson's Warbler Day! I believe anyone out birding this
month will know why I say it should be the CO state bird for the month of
September. A nice diversity of 26 species including first of the year for
the banding station was a female Black-throated Blue Warbler. So many
A slower day today with Wilson's Warblers still dominating. Sixteen species
of birds captured with highlights of Black-headed Grosbeak and five sparrow
species. the other highlight was 25 + home schoolers of various ages
visited the station. They showed a lot of interest. It is great to see
The Wilson's Warbler has made sure that we remember it is important during
September. It is obvious that many migratory songbirds rely on the river
corridors, greenways and other stopover locations to make it to their
southern wintering grounds. Thankful Colorado assists these birds along
Today was an enjoyable day at the banding station. Nice birds and good
people to share the birds with. Twenty bird species captured with two new
species for the year: Northern Waterthrush and Black-and-White Warbler. We
recaptured the Chestnut-sided Warbler we banded yesterday. It gained 10% of
In my mind, the Wilson's Warbler should be the CO state bird for the month
of September. I am not knocking the Lark Bunting one bit- it is a very
nice State Bird. Today was evidence that the Wilson's are passing through
southern CO. A new species for the year the Chestnut-sided Warbler and
What a morning! Okay so if you get the opportunity to see a Townsend's
Solitaire in the hand by all means I think you will agree; it is one
Beautiful bird! Other highlights included a Hatching year female Cooper's
Hawk, and the first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the year caught at Chico.
Twenty-two
Misty cool morning produced a few birds at the banding station for the BCR
group visiting the Ranch today. Ten bird species captured with another
Cassin's Vireo and a Townsend's Warbler bring the highlights.
*39 New Birds*
Wilson's Warbler - 28
Yellow Warbler -1
Townsend's Warbler -1
Western
The North Wind did blow did it not early this morning?! The Mist nets were
not affected much by the wind this morning so we were able to operate the
banding station. We had lots of visitors today including an adult group and
some BCR board members stopped by. We did not have a lot of birds but
Well, I am the first to admit that I am not that familiar with songbird
migration in the West. This is my first year banding in the west. I have
visited western states birding maybe a dozen times. Otherwise I have
several decades of experience in the midwest and south conducting passerine
Twenty-one bird species were captured of 56 total birds. No birds have been
recaptured in several days which tells me they are on the move south. Most
of the birds not counting th Brown Thrashers and North Mockingbirds which
most likely were hatched in the near vicinity are in good energetic
Today's total of 45 new birds included 17 species. Highlights were Canyon
Towhee and Cassin's Vireo. Both species are first for the year. The Canyon
Towhee had a couple youngsters in tow. The Adult and one hatching year bird
were caught in the net, banded, and released unharmed (as are all the
Basin Ranch
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 3:10:29 PM UTC-4 Chicobander wrote:
> The Wilson's Warblers are increasing in numbers.Fourteen bird species were
> banded today. We recaptured a Yellow-breasted Chat that we banded last
> Tuesday (7 days) and
The Wilson's Warblers are increasing in numbers.Fourteen bird species were
banded today. We recaptured a Yellow-breasted Chat that we banded last
Tuesday (7 days) and it gained close to 10% of its body weight. The bird is
fattening up to migrate to its wintering grounds in coastal Mexico or
After last night's storm, I was curious to see what bird species would be
present today during banding. The banded birds appeared to have moved on.
Eleven bird species were captured. We did hear a Bullock's Oriole today
which most of the orioles should be farther south as they are an early fall
Wilson's Warbler were the most numerous with the Western Wood-Pewees
disappearing overnight. Highlights for the day were another Curve-billed
Thrasher, Swainson's Thrush, Willow Flycatcher and some volunteers got
excited about Common Grackles. You never know what birds may intrigue
someone. A
Wilson's Warbler and Western Wood-Pewee made up the bulk of the catch today
at the banding station. An early fall migrant the Blue Grosbeak made a
visit to our nets. I thought they might be all gone. I have not heard or
seen any Bullock's Orioles lately which are early migrants as well. Eleven
Day 2 was a slower day than our first day of banding yesterday. However, it
produced some nice species : Vesper Sparrow and and adult Yellow-breasted
Chat. A couple recaptures from yesterday and slower numbers suggest that
there was not much migration over night here. Eleven bird species
The Chico Basin Ranch was operating in full tilt today. Lots of Wilson's
Warblers around the site. Exceptional birds of the day captured were
Curve-billed Thrasher and Ovenbird. Twenty-one species of birds captured in
the five hours or operation.
*65 New Birds*
American Redstart -2
Wilson's
A beautiful day at the ranch today. Nice weather and little wind. We still
had our banded White-eyed Vireo and female Black-throated green around
today. They have been here since at least middle of last week and weathered
the snow storm. Hardy little birds they are!
Tomorrow is the last day of
Here at Chico Basin Ranch we were hit with lots of snow Friday night and
Saturday morning. 8-10" of snow and very heavy which bent most small trees
to the ground and broke off many limbs off the larger trees. The station
was closed Saturday and Sunday due to the weather. Sunday it drizzled all
Let me say if no one has ever seen a Swainson's Thrush. Today was the day
to be near the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch. They were everywhere. m
Most of them were in good fat condition. I was very happy to see that
especially since the storm is already dumping precipitation in parts of CO
Slow Bird day today. Maybe the birds know what is coming and high-tailing
out of the area. The storm Friday night and Saturday will definitely affect
bird migration.
Twelve species of bird captured today.
*12 New Birds Banded*
Wilson's Warbler -1
MacGillivray's Warbler -1
Western 'Cordilleran'
As my Mother used to ask me:" why don't you have a day off?" I say because
birds don't take a day off during migration. They have places to go and
just stopping over at the appropriate habitat to rest and refuel. I used to
run a migration banding station that operated every day during migration
It was a quite unusual day. Thrushes were around during the early morning,
then a little lull in activity; during the last net check I guess everyone
said it was last call so get into the net! Being the warmest part of the
day and having several birds flying into the net seemed unusual for me.
As usual with songbird migration, one day is not like the next. The
Swainson's Thrushes were not here in the numbers they were yesterday. We
did not even recapture one of them. I must say that yesterday they were all
very fat individuals with bulging fat throats and abdomens which means they
Today was another heavy bird movement day. I guess the birds know there is
a birding festival going on. HA! Blue Grosbeak was the new bird species for
the season. Twenty-five species of birds captured today. The visitors that
stopped by were happy.
*143 New Birds Banded*
Yellow Warbler -5
What a NICE day to be outside! The Banding station did not have the capture
activity we had yesterday but there are a lot of birds flitting around the
grove of trees near the banding site. One new species for the season was
captured today: Black-throated Green Warbler ( A handsome male with its
Another nice day of bird diversity. Twenty-one species captured this day.
Three species were new for the season including: Willow Flycatcher, Western
Tanager, and Western Wood-pewee.
*44 New Birds Banded:*
Willow Flycatcher -1
Western Wood-pewee -1
Yellow Warbler -2
Virginia Warbler -1
Wilson
Today was a much better day than yesterday with lighter winds and birds
were more active. Seven new species banded for the season including
Virginia's Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Northern
Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Quite a few
An interesting morning with the wind picking up earlier than any of thought
is was forecasted.
*7 New Birds Banded*
Yellow Warbler -1
MacGillivray's Warbler - 1
Yellow-breasted Chat -2
Spotted Towhee - 2
Swainson's Thrush -1
1 Recapture/repeat
White-eyed Vireo - caught Saturday and had gained
Today had a nice variety as well as an improvement over yesterday. Four new
species for the season: Yellow and MacGillivray's Warbler, White-eyed
Vireo, and Plumbeous Vireo. The station has caught 33 species this season.
*22 New Birds Banded*
Orange-crowned Warbler -3
Wilson Warbler -1
Yellow
Another slow day at Chico this morning, but we had a nice looking
Yellow-breasted Chat to brighten the day! Good to see there were birds in
other parts of CO yesterday.
*4 New Birds Banded*
Dusky Flycatcher -1
House Wren -1
Lincoln Sparrow -1
Yellow-breasted Chat -1
1 Recapture (repeat from
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