19 birds banded today - best day in over a week. You will notice below almost all 1 of a kinds - 14 species from 7 families:
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1 (FOS)
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1
Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1
If you would like to visit our station, we have one-hour slots (up to 15 visitors at a time) from 7:30-8:30 most weekday mornings (Tues-Fri, we are closed on Mon) and 8, 9, and 10 a.m. one-hour time slots on the weekends. As long as the heat continues, you are more likely to see birds if you come earlier in the morning. Click
here to make a reservation.
Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies