Date: 5/10/26 6:35 pm From: 'Meredith McBurney' via Colorado Birds <cobirds...> Subject: [cobirds] Chatfield Banding Station, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 5-10-26
Another good day for us, with a nice variety of species and 2 notables. First, we caught a rare for us Northern Parula. Second, we recaptured a Lincoln's Sparrow that we banded in 2024; it is extremely rare to recapture a bird that is not known to breed at Chatfield, and thus was passing through (again) on migration.
The last four days have been great, after the slow, although fairly typical, start to the season. Volunteers and visitors can't stop smiling! Sorry we are closed tomorrow!
Here's the breakdown of today's 41 new and 5 returns:
Dusky Flycatcher 2 Northern House Wren 7 Swainson's Thrush 1 FOS Hermit Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 2 FOS Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Northern Parula 1 FOS (and probably only!) Yellow Warbler 4 new, 3 returns (1 banded in 2021 as an adult, and recaught each year since! 1 banded in 2023 and 1 in 2024) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 5 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 Wilson's Warbler 3 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 new, 1 banded 2024 Green-tailed Towhee 1 FOS Lincoln's Sparrow 2 new, 1 see comment above White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1
We are banding Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) through May 31, weather permitting. There are opportunities for the public to visit on weekends and early mornings most weekdays. Reservations are required and can be made through the Denver Audubon website <https://www.denveraudubon.org/calendar>. (Many/most sessions are already sold out, so sign up now if you are interested!)
Meredith McBurney Bander, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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