Date: 10/3/26 6:27 pm From: cronakelsey via groups.io <cronakelsey...> Subject: [NEBirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Banding Report - Wildcat Hills Station 9/29/2026 - 10/3/2026
Hello birders!
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Checking in with a weekly report from the Wildcat Hills banding station. This week was windy and cold, but a few days with perfect weather let us break a record of total birds banded. I banded 198 birds this week of 21 different species, including one new species!
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Red Crossbill: 76
Pine Siskin: 40
Cassin’s Finch: 15
Audubon’s Warbler: 14
House Finch: 12
Oregon Junco: 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 3
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s): 3
Spotted Towhee: 3
Evening Grosbeak: 3
Black-capped Chickadee: 2
Townsend’s Solitaire: 2
Orange-crowned Warbler: 2
Chipping Sparrow: 2
Lesser Goldfinch: 2
Pygmy Nuthatch: 1
White-winged Junco: 1 *new species*
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The station had some visitors this week from three elementary schools who got to see some very busy banding days! The one new species banded this week was a White-winged Junco, and another exciting catch were three Evening Grosbeaks captured this morning! After closing the nets three to four more unbanded Evening Grosbeaks show up at the feeders. Lastly, a Sharp-shinned Hawk managed to get caught in the nets but was unbanded.
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For the final week of banding at Wildcat Hills, the station will be open (weather permitting) 10/4 - 10/5 and 10/8 - 10/10. Nets will open at 6:45am and will close at 12:45pm. Come get your visits in while you can!
