Seen any Pacific-slope Flycatchers lately?

Kim Geissler saw seven at Starr Ranch on the last MAPS banding day there on June 15. The Pacific-slope Flycatchers were just one thirty-one species seen or captured at the banding station.

By Rachelle House

Published June 26, 2018

This article is from Audubon California . Audubon has 31 conservation action centers and more than 500 community and campus chapters across the U.S. serving local communities. Find your local center or chapter here.

Twenty-two birds of eleven species were caught on the banding day (13 new birds, 6 recaptures and 3 undbanded birds). Six of these birds hatched this spring, compared to only one hatch year bird during the previous banding session. Two of the recaptured birds, an Orange-crowned Warbler and a Common Yellowthroat, were first banded in 2015.

Kim and the staff at Starr Ranch send a big Thanks to everyone who volunteered, and a special thanks to Marcus Goncalves for providing the great photos.

Here is a list of all birds seen or captured (*) at the banding station:
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove*
Common Poorwill
Black-chinned Hummingbird*
Anna's Hummingbird*
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-shafted Flicker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher*
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo*
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit*
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren*
Cactus Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrentit
California Thrasher
Phainopepla
Orange-crowned Warbler*
Common Yellowthroat*
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow*
Lesser Goldfinch*