Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, 8/27/22

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Meredith McBurney

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Aug 27, 2022, 8:16:20 PM8/27/22

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Our daily total continues in the mid-40s, Yellow Warblers again dominated, and we had a nice mix of first of season species today. The star of the show was an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a rarity for the station (last one was caught in 2011). Other FOS are identified below:

Olive-sided Flycatcher 1

Dusky Flycatcher 1

House Wren 4

Brown Thrasher 1 FOS

European Starling 1 FOS

Yellow Warbler 23

Townsend's Warbler 1 FOS

American Redstart 1 FOS

Wilson's Warbler 7

Song Sparrow 4

American Goldfinch 1 FOS

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