Bird Conservancy Band Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/8/18

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

We and about 100 other bird lovers enjoyed banding and the Barr Lake Birding Festival today.  It was slow for the first 1-2 hours, when once again the fog rolled in and hung over the Park.  Then it cleared and we caught a nice mix of species for our visitors.  Highlight of the day was a Marsh Wren, the first caught at the station since 2007. Here's the breakdown of new birds today:

Downy Woodpecker 1

Western Wood-pewee 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 1 (FOS)

House Wren 7 new, 1 banded 2017

Marsh Wren 1 (FOS and likely only of season!)

Orange-crowned Warbler 12

Yellow Warbler 3

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Aududon's 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 3

Wilson's Warbler 15

Chipping Sparrow 4

Lincoln's Sparrow 3

We are open 6 days per week (closed Mondays), weather permitting, through October 14. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station by 7:15. We will close most days by about 11:30. School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30. The best time to visit (fewest people, most birds) is before 9:30 weekdays and Sundays. 

 

Meredith McBurney

Bander

Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies