An unbanded Western Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens auricollis) in Prickly Rose nesting habitat at the En’owkin Centre, BC, Canada. Maintaining a colour-banded population is an essential tool in tracking population status and viability in relation to critical habitat protection and restoration as part of species recovery efforts across the endangered population’s entire range in Canada, US and Mexico.
Photo: A. Michael Bezener / En’owkin Centre