Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report 9/16/23

[meredith]

Just read through the reports from our other three stations for today - What a wide variety of experiences we had today!

The ~24 hours of drizzle and the first almost cold morning seem to have brought in some birds - we had only our second good day of the season.  We banded 50 new birds, which included two semi-rarities - A Philadelphia Vireo and a Blackpoll Warbler.  Coincidentally, the last Blackpoll was caught on 9/17/17 - almost exactly six years ago in another year when the lake water early in the season was really high.

Here's the breakdown of the 50 new birds:

Philadelphia Vireo 1

Rock Wren 1

House Wren 1

Swainson's Thrush 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 9

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 31

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Clay-colored Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies