Willow Flycatcher / Barr Lake

[Dave Cameron]

We hung around near the banding station's nets this afternoon after much of the festivities died down at RMBO, because Meridith had caught a Clay-colored Sparrow before we arrived, and we thought we'd try our luck in the thickets with this nemesis.  During that time, spent largely chasing extremely uncooperative sparrows that turned out to be juvie chippers, we did get a positive id on a Willow Flycatcher.  Someone thought they'd seen one earlier this morning as a group left the banding station, but no one got a solid look at it then.  Down in the trees, we had a very cooperative one. 

 

Also a Cassin's Kingbird perched on the wire fence near the park entrance, with about a hundred Mourning Doves.

 

Dave Cameron