Selected Records of Rosy-finch Sightings at Sandia Crest

Sandia Crest House Rosy-Finch

Banding Schedule and Results Summary, 2004 - 2010

Rosy-Finch Banding Schedule, Winter of 2009-2010

Banding on the deck of Sandia Crest House takes place at 9:30 AM on Sunday mornings.
November 7, 15, 22, 29
December: 6, 13, 20 Only
January: 10, 17, 24, 31
February: 7, 14, 21, 28
March: 7, 28 (No Banding 14 & 21)
Weather & road conditions can cause delays or cancellations
Link to full RGBR Banding Schedule (Sandia Crest & Rio Grande Nature Center)

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Numbers (and %) of Newly Banded Rosy-Finches

Species*

Winter 2004

Winter 2004 - 2005

Winter 2005 - 2006

Winter 2006 - 2007

Winter
2007-2008

Winter
2008-2009

Winter
2009-2010

Totals,
all
seasons

BCRF

295

169

610

BLRF

221

579

1033

GCRF-interior

387*

CGRF-Hepburn's

104

(147)

*Hep incl

Totals

298

773

462

276

2030

Species*

% Winter 2004

% Winter 2004 - 2005

% Winter 2005 - 2006

% Winter 2006 - 2007

%
Winter
2007-
2008

%
Winter
2008-
2009

%
Winter
2009-210

%
all
Seasons

BCRF

0.00

51.55

14.77

1.03

63.85

61.23

46.32

30.05

BLRF

79.31

35.05

74.16

74.90

15.15

22.83

45.26

50.89

GCRF-interior

20.69

13.40

9.40

10.61

14.72

13.41

8.42

19.06*

CGRF-Hepburn's

0.00

1.68

13.45

6.28

2.54

*Hep incl

Totals

100.00

100

100.00

*BCRF= Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

*BLRF = Black Rosy-Finch

*CGRF= Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

RECAPTURE SUMMARY (ROSY-FINCHES)
(For all species breakout all years, click to see Recapture Pages on a Spreadsheet)

RECAPTURES FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS (Winter of 2009-2010 - See Notes)					Winter of 2008-2009	Winter of 2007-2008	Winter of 2006-2007	All Seasons to Date

DATE BANDED	BLRF	BCRF	GCRF	TOTALS	Totals	Totals	Totals	Totals
winter 2004-2005		1	1	2	0	6	3	11
winter 2005/2006	6	1		7	7	19	25	58
winter 2006/2007	4		1	5	7	23	-	35
winter 2007/2008	4	23	1	28	20	-	-	48
winter 2008/2009	15	35		50	-	-	-	50
Totals	30	60	2	92	34	48	28	202

RECAPTURE NOTES (Winter of 2009-2010):

2/28/10: recaptured 124 Rosy-Finches. Seven of these were birds from previous seasons that we had not seen before. One was a Black Rosy-Finch that we originally banded on 5 February 2005. She is now in her 7th year
2/21/1 0: 77 recaptures of which 11 were birds from previous seasons that we had not yet seen this season. There were at least three 6 year old birds in this group.
1/31/10: 89 recaptures of which 32 were from previous seasons, and 21 of these were not already seen this season. Two of these were Black Rosy-Finches originally banded in the winter of 2005/2006. Our best bird was a Brown-capped Rosy-Finch that Ryan originally banded on December 27, 2004 as a hatch year bird! This bird (a female) is now 7 years old!
1/17/10: 3 Rosy-Finches from 2007/2008 season (1 Black and 2 Brown-capped)
1/10/10: 2 Rosy-Finches from previous seasons. One was a Gray-crowned (interior) that we originally banded in January 2007. It is now a 5 year old bird. The other was a Brown-capped that we banded in February 2009. It is now a 3 year old.
12/13/09: 5 Brown-capped and 3 Blacks. Four were from the winter of 2007/2008 and 2 were from the winter 2008/2009
12.6/09: 1 Black Rosy-Finch originally banded on January 11, 2009.
11/22/09: 11 recaptures, including one Black Rosy-Finch originally banded on November 27, 2005, making it is more than 6 years old, as it was an adult when originally captured. We had seen this bird back in February of this year. Also caught one female Brown-capped that we originally banded on December 30, 2007. It is now a 3 year old. WBNU= One White-breasted Nuthatch banded last winter.
11/07/09: 1 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch that was originally banded in February 2009

RECAPTURE NOTES (Winter of 2008-2009)

03/15/09: 25 recaptures (some from this winter and some from previous years). One of the recaptures was a Black Rosy-Finch male from the winter 2005/2006. He is now a 5 year old and is gorgeous. We also had a Brown-capped male that we originally banded during the 2007/2008 winter. He is now at least an after second year bird. We recaptured another 5 Rosy-Finches from previous seasons but they were ones we have already seen this season.
03/08/09: 5 recaptures-- one female Hepburn's originally banded on 27 January 2008, now an after third year bird; one female Black Rosy-Finch originally banded on 10 December 2006, now 4 years old; one male Black Rosy-Finch, originally banded on 26 November 2006, also a 4 year old. (Transmitters were placed on the latter two birds);also two Brown-capped Rosy-Finches, one from 2 December 2007 and the other was from 24 February 2008.
03/01/09: 24 total. Most were 1st banded this season. We had all 3 species as recaptures. 2 recaptures (Blacks) were originally banded in 2006. They are both now 5 year old birds.
02/22/09: 68 previously banded Rosy-Finches of which 12 were from past seasons. 6 of these were Blacks and 6 were Brown-capped. Two of the Blacks were originally banded in the 2005/2006 season, 2 were banded in the 2006/2007 season and 2 were banded in the 2007/2008 season. Only one Brown-capped was originally banded in the 2005/2006 season and 5 were originally banded in the 2007/2008 season. Overall the recaptures were 41 Brown-capped, 20 Blacks and 7 Gray-crowned (1 Hepburn's and 6 Interiors).
02/15/09: 59 repeats. One was a Black that had one of our radio transmitters. It is still working. Six of the repeats were from previous seasons. There were two Brown-capped that were originally banded in the winter of 2007/2008, one Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) from 2006/2007 and one Gray-crowned (Interior) from 2007/2008. The oldest repeats were Blacks but we had already seen them this season. One was banded in the 2005/2006 season and the other was banded in the 2006/2007 season.
02/08/09: No recaptures
02/01/09: Recaptured a Brown-capped Rosy-Finch that was originally banded on 12/2/2007. This week, Kim Potter, a bander in Colorado, recaptured a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch banded at Sandia Crest on January 20, 2008. This is the first recapture by another bander.
01/18 & 01/25/2009: No recaptures
01/11/2009: Recaptured 2 Rosy-Finches from previous seasons. One was a Gray-crowned (interior race) female originally banded on 12/30/2007. It was an adult then so it is now an after third year bird. The second was a male Black, originally banded on 11/26/2006. It was a hatch year bird then and is now a 4th year bird.
01/04/2009: Only 4 recaptures of which all were Brown-caps from this season.
12/07/2008: The 1 recapture was a Brown-capped originally banded on 3/2/08.
12/21/2008: 2 recaptures from previous seasons. One was a Black that we originally banded on 12/10/2006 and one Brown-capped that we banded on 3/2/2008

RECAPTURE NOTES (Winter of 2007-2008):

11/25/07: Recaptured 3 Black-Rosy Finches - 2 were originally banded in December 2006 and the 3rd was first banded in November 2005 as an after hatch year, making it at least 3 years old. The repeat Black Rosy-Finch that was from 2005 was also caught in January 2007.
12/02/07: Of the 30 recaptures, 2 were Gray-crowns (Interior race) that were originally banded on January 7, 2007. One was in its second year when we banded it and the other was what we call after second year. The breakdown of the recaptures was: 13 Brown-capped, 15 Blacks, and 2 Gray-crowned.
12/09/07: Forty recaptures today. We have now recaptured a total of 24 Rosy-Finches from previous seasons. Three Brown-capped Rosy-Finches were originally banded in December 2004. Seven birds came from the winter 2005-2006 (2 Blacks, 1 Gray-crowned, and 4 Brown-capped). Fourteen were originally banded during the winter 2006-2007 (10 Blacks, 3 Gray-crowned, and 1 Brown-capped).
12/30/07: Only 4 recaptures. We had one Gray-crowned that we originally banded on 1/21/2007. The other 3 repeats were from this season.
01/13/08: We had 5 recaptures, none from any previous season.
08/20/08: 3 repeats from this year
01/27/08: 119 recaptures, mostly sam-season, but we did get another Black and Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) from last season (2006/2007), 4 more Blacks from the 2005/2006 season and best of all, one Brown-capped from the winter of 2004/2005. That makes a total of 32 birds that are from previous seasons (4 from 2004/2005, 11 from 2005/2006 and 17 from 2006/2007).
02/03/08: 25 recaptures (5 Blacks, 5 Gray-crowned and 15 Brown-capped). One of the repeat Blacks was first banded during the winter 2006/2007 season.
02/10/08: 21 recaptures: 3 Hepburn's from this season, one interior Gray-crowned, 2 Blacks, and 15 Brown-capped. All the recaptures (21 in all) were from this season's banding.
02/17/08: 64 recaptures (46 Brown-capped, 3 Blacks, and 15 Gray-crowned (12 interiors and 3 Hepburn's). Of these recaptures, we had 3 that were from the 2006/2007 season. Two of them were Blacks and one was a Gray-crowned Interior. We have now seen 36 birds from previous seasons.
02/24/08: 83 recaptures. We processed 102 birds today. Most of them were already banded birds. We only banded 19 new birds (16 Brown-capped, 1 Gray-crowned Hepburn's, 2 Gray-crowned Interiors). We recaptured 18 Blacks (all but 3 from this winter), 50 Brown-capped (all but one from this winter), and 15 Gray-crowned (all from this winter, 11 Interiors and 4 Hepburn's). The 3 Blacks consisted of 2 that we first banded in the winter of 2006/2007 and 1 that we originally banded in the winter of 2005/2006. The Brown-capped recapture was one we originally banded on 12/5/2004.
03/02/08: 176 recaptures among the 194 captured today, including another 7 that originally banded in previous years. Five were Blacks and 2 were Brown-capped. All the Blacks were originally banded during the winter of 2005/2006. One of the Brown-capped also was originally banded that same season but the other one was originally banded December 27, 2004. The breakdown for the repeats was 113 Brown-capped, 30 Blacks, and 33 Gray-crowned (26 Interiors and 7 Hepburn's).
03/09/2008: 7 recaptures, and newly banded only 3 birds - 2 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches and 1 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Interior race). The repeats were all from this season and consisted of 3 Brown-capped, 2 Blacks and 2 Gray-crowned (one of each race).
03/16/08: 1 recapture, a Black Rosy-Finch originally banded on January 22, 2006. That brings us to 48 birds we have recaptured this year that were from previous seasons. Only one newly banded Brown-capped, making 288 Brown-caps banded for this season
03/23/08: 15 recaptures (13 Brown-capped and 2 Blacks), all from this season.
We banded another 13 Rosy-Finches today. We caught and banded 2 more Hepburn's (thanks to Cole), 4 more Gray-crowned Interiors and 7 more Brown-capped.

OTHER SPECIES BANDED (Winters 2007-09)

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

Steller's Jay

Cassin's Finch

Pine Siskin

Steller's Jay

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Hairy Woodpeker

Mountain Chickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch

Deanna Nichols has provided this slide show of banding at Sandia Crest (Copyright 2009)
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WINTER	FEEDERS UP	FIRST BIRD	LAST FLOCKS	FLOCK SIZE	REMARKS, STRAGGLERS
1999-2000	NONE	DECEMBER 5	MARCH 13	20+	--
2000-2001	NONE	NOVEMBER 21	MARCH 05	170	4 more seen on MARCH 30, one on MARCH 31
2001-2002	FEBRUARY 2	DECEMBER 3	MARCH 29	12	5 seen on APRIL 6
2002-2003	OCTOBER 30	NOVEMBER 19	APRIL 08	24	1 seen APRIL 14
2003-2004	OCTOBER 19	NOVEMBER 15	MARCH 16	40-50	1 seen MARCH 17
2004-2005	NOVEMBER 6	NOVEMBER 7	APRIL 13	20-25	"a few" reported APRIL 18 (not entered in log)
2005-2006	OCTOBER 26	NOVEMBER 12	APRIL 13	8-9	1 Black Rosy-Finch seen on April 19 & 20
2006-2007	OCTOBER 30	NOVEMBER 2	MARCH 25	~30	1 seen in flight on March 31
2007-2008	OCTOBER 31	OCTOBER 31	APRIL 4	~20	1-2 seen until April 8
2008-2009	OCTOBER 27	NOVEMBER 6	March 31	~12	1-6 seen through April 8
2009-2010	OCTOBER 27	OCTOBER 27

DATE of Observation 1999-2004	TOTAL Number of Individual R-f	NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f	NUMBER of Black R-f	NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f	NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species	Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers)
5 DEC 1999	11+	1	2	0	8+	Chris Rustay and Doug Emkalns; first report of 99-00 winter
7 DEC 1999	30+	5	5+	2	18+	First life sightings for K&MLS; we began spreading seed on pavement of upper lot the next week
13 MAR 2000	20+	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Last sighting winter of 99-00; K&MLS
21 NOV 2000	10	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	All three species; first reported in winter 00-01; K&MLS; we again spread seed on the parking lot.
22 JAN 2001	65	15+ ( 1 Hepburn race)	about 40	1 or 2		Hepburn's race noted by several observers this week; K&MLS
5 MAR 2001	170	10 ( 1 Hepburn race)	135	30	0	In upper parking lot; largest number documented to date; Troy Corman of Phoenix, AZ
31 MAR 2001	1	0	1	0	0	Four birds seen previous day by unknown observer; last of winter of 00-01; K& MLS with Neil Money of UK;
3 DEC 2001	2	0	0	2	0	First report winter 01-02; on 12/17/01 all 3 spp present; K & MLS; we put out seed on the upper parking lot.
13 JAN 2002	100	15 (Incl 3-4 Hepburn race)	70	10	?	Highest count this winter; Jerry Oldenettel of New Mexico
4 FEB 02	22	Not specified	Not specified	Not Specified	Not specified	First feeder was erected, at south end of lower parking lot
19 MAR 02	13	Present (incl 4 Hepburn's race)	Present	Present	?	So far there has not been a day that the Rosy-Finches have not been reported, since feeder was put up. K&MLS
29 MAR 02	12	Present	0	Present	?	This was first report this winter that Black R-f's were not seen at Crest. They were reported on 23 and 28 MAR. K&MLS (We also saw about 6-7 flying over on 4 APR)
6 APR 2002	5	0	5	0	5	Upper parking lot; last documented sighting winter of 01-02; and latest ever departure; John Clark of UK; feeders taken down April 9, 2002
DATE of Observation	TOTAL Number of Individual R-f	NUMBER of Gray- crowned R-f	NUMBER of Black R-f	NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f	NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species	Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers)
30 OCT 2002	0	0	0	0	0	Installed two additional feeders for total of three
19 NOV 2002	50	6 (incl 1 Hepburn race)	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	All 3 spp seen at parking lot & 10K Trail head; earliest since 1999; Joyce Silagy of Leesport, PA; possible NOV 13 sighting by visiting birder was not documented.
30 NOV 2002	40	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	All 3 spp present at feeders. Cathy Pasterczyk of Albuquerque documented first use of hanging feeder (go to photo link, above).
7 DEC 2002	Not specified	Present (Incl Hepburn race)	Present	Present	Not specified	Between 11 AM and 3 PM; also saw Northern Pygmy-owl on wire opposite ski area; Robert Kyse of Rio Rancho, NM
13 DEC 2002	70+	25 (Incl 1 Hepburn race)	About 35	4	About 10	10:30 AM; largest number of Rosy-Finches this season to date; also Cassin's Finches and R-b Nuthatch; K&MLS
9 JAN 2003	58 & 30	2 of 30	13 of 30	5 of 30	10 in flock of 30	2 Hepburn's were seen on DEC 29 in Christmas Bird Count; 18 Cassin's Finch; N. Pygmy-owl appeared off deck at 3:30 PM on January 5; KS
25 JAN 2003	100	6 (incl 1 Hepburn's race)	30	About 55	?9	First winter birds appear easier to identify as to species. Many still have mottled appearance but species' colors show better; John Eriksson (1/29), Thursday Birders
15 FEB 2003 (New High for Season)	125	Present (Incl 3 Hepburn's race)	Present	Present	?	Dave DeReamus and group, of Easton, PA. Flocks visited more frequently during next few days, perhaps due to better snow cover.
6 MAR 2003	50	2 adult males (incl one Hepburn's)	15	20	12?	Several observers, including Dr. George West and KS
10 MAR 2003	100	2 (incl 1 Hepburn's)	40-45	55-60	?	Gordon Ewing, Las Cruces, NM. Also 1 possible female Purple Finch.
31 MAR 2003	35	2 (both Interior)	10	20+	0	No Hepburn's race present today but one was reported yesterday. White-throated Swifts overhead. Ken and Mary Lou
8 APR 2003 (Last flock report)	24	2 (Both Interior race)	10	12		Ken and Mary Lou; Tom Duncan.
14 APR 2003 (Last sighting of season)	1	1 (Interior race)	0	0	0	Don Peterson, Virginia. Don also saw 2 Gray-crowned (Interior) on April 12). Feeders were taken down on April 16, 2003.
DATE of Observation 1999-2004	TOTAL Number of Individual R-f	NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f	NUMBER of Black R-f	NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f	NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species	Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers)

DATE of Observation 1999-2004	TOTAL Number of Individual R-f	NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f	NUMBER of Black R-f	NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f	NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species	Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers)
9 OCT 2003	0	0	0	0	0	Feeders were put up and filled on October 19, 2003
15 NOV 2003 (First sighting)	3	0	3	0		Gary Parker of Albuquerque noted this sighting in the book at Crest House Visitors Center.
16 NOV 2003	6	0	3	3		Randy Floyd of Oregon; Bob Schutsky of Peach Bottom, PA, at 1:00 PM. Other visitors and Crest House staff also saw the birds.
23 NOV 2003	15+	0	15	1	0	Bob Schutsky had flocks visit several times between 7:30 and 10:00 AM. Aziza Cooper of Albuquerque, at 10:50 AM.
24 NOV 2003 (Negative report)	0	0	0	0	0	M&M Walsh of Vermont observed from 9:15 AM to 4:15 PM and saw no rosy-finches. This was the first of 5 "Negative Report Days" this winter, when birders actively looked for but failed to see any rosy-finches. The other days were January 6,13 and 18, 2003, and February 10, 2004.
25 NOV 2003	24	?	4+	?	?	Ken S. and Dan Benton at 9:30 AM. Flock did not land to permit better ID
07 DEC 2003 (First Gray- crowned)	11	1 (Hepburn's)	10	0	0	Jonathan and Linda Batkin of Santa Fe and Tim Beeke of Michigan; CHUKAR AND 10 PINE GROSBEAKS ALSO PRESENT
13 DEC 2003	30	0	30	0	0	3:30 PM K&ML. This flock plus 1 G-c and 2 B-c reported by other observers past 3 days. Good snow cover.
23 DEC 2003	40+	"few"	"mostly"	0	?	Carl Lundblad, NM
30 DEC 2003	30+	1 (Hepburn's)	30	0	0	11:05 AM John Parmeter, Bill Wittman, K&MLS
4 JAN 2004	50+	1-2	50	0	0	Rio Grande Bird Research banders
9 JAN 2004	~50	1 (Hepburn's)	~50	0	0	11:18 AM by Paul Gardner of Columbus, OH
15 JAN 2004	35, 15, 21	1, 0, 1	34, 15, 20	0	0	Three flocks appeared between 9:53 AM and 10:40 PM. Chukar still present. Clark's Nutcracker reported previous day not seen.
16 JAN 2004	40-60	3	40-50	0	0	Several observers, including Tyler Bell and Jane Kostenko of California, MD, who also saw N. Pygmy-owl at 3.6 mi mark on NM-14 at dusk.
20 JAN 2004	20-40	3 (incl. one Hepburn's)	20-40	0	0	Several flocks between 9:30 and 10:30 AM. K & ML.
30 JAN- 02 FEB 2004	50+ or -	0 to 1 or 2 (1 Hepburn's)	40-50	(Possibly) 1on 01 FEB	0	Multiple observers, daily. Rio Grande Bird Research banded 17 Black and 1 Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) on 01 FEB. George & Marty Kamp of Tulsa OK also saw 4 Pine Grosbeak along Crest Road on 30 JAN
03 FEB 2004	50-60	2 (1 Hepburn's)	50-60	0	0	K & ML. Birds appeared at deck feeder 4x between 10:00 and 11:00 AM. Chukar present.
08 FEB 2004	40+	1+	30+	?	?	Group from OKC and Tulsa, OK saw this flock "hit and run" between 10:15 to 10:45 AM. T Duncan reported a flock of 35-45 between 2 and 4 PM. Chukae present.
11 FEB 2004 (Largest flock)	~80	? (present)	~50	0	?	Tami Bulow of Lakewood, Co and Dave Weaver of Sandia Park, NM recorded several flocks between 9:45 Am and 3:45 PM
13-15 FEB 2004	25, 50+	?	25	0	?	"Mixed flock reported by Margie Hlava, and 25 Blacks by Susan Grubelich (Both birders from Albuquerque)
17 FEB 2004	40+	2 (incl one Hepburn's)	40+	0	0	At 11:20 AM by Ken and Mary Lou Schneider. Hepburn's did not have a band.
21 FEB 2004	40-50	15+ (including 1-2 Hepburn's	40+	1 Probable	?	At 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM by Matt Rockmore of PA
23 FEB 2004	50, 50-75	0, "mostly" (?)	~50, ?	0,0	?	Two flocks, 12 Noon and 1:10 PM, with separate species mix. Birder from Kinglsey, Iowa, who was uncertain as to G-c ID.
1 MAR 2004	30-40	1	30+	0	?	Flock visited 9:15 - 10:45 AM. Art Braun of Bloomington, MN. Hepburn's subspecies seen next day by a local birder.
9 MAR 2004	30-35	1 (Interior)	15-20	0	10-20	Watched from 9:30 AM and only had one flock visit, at 11:05. K&MLS.
16 MAR 2004	40-50	1 (Interior)	20-30	0	?	Many indeterminate Blk vs. Gr-cr immature birds. Same problem MAR 17 with the one bird that appeared. Mult. obs.
17 MAR 2004 (Last sighting )	1	0	1	0	0	Several observers saw a lone presumed Black Rosy-Finch. No subsequent sightings were reported. Feeders were taken down on March 30th.

Sandia Crest and Vicinity, Winters of 1999-2000 through 2003-2004

Numbers (and %) of Newly Banded Rosy-Finches