Bird Conservancy Banding Report, Barr Lake Station 8/30/18

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

A steady stream of birds today; we whined a lot about the mosquitoes, but enjoyed the bird activity - caught 57 new, 1 return from 2010, plus another 23 that we had banded earlier this season.  Here's the breakdown of those caught for the first time this year:

Black-capped Chickadee 1, banded in 2010

House Wren 16, many of them very young

Orange-crowned Warbler 4

Yellow Warbler 3

Townsend's Warbler 1

American Redstart 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 3

Common Yellowthroat 3

Wilson's Warbler 21

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Chipping Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 2

American Goldfinch 1

We will be 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 (closing earlier now because of heat). 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.

Come visit!

Meredith McBurney

Bander

Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies