Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, 10/14/23

[meredith]

Banding during the solar eclipse.........eerie......as the temperature dropped, the forest got totally quiet; even the ever-present Jay stopped calling.  We all agreed it was a wonderful place to be as our world got strange for awhile.......

Okay, we did have a couple of surprises today, in addition to our White-crowned Sparrows (9 new, 5 recaps).  Sparrow rarities for the banding station - we started the morning with a Swamp Sparrow (the 4th since 2016) and ended with a Savannah (the 10th since 2016).  Both hatch year birds.  Here's the total new birds for the day:

Hermit Thrush 1

Savannah Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 9

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 3

Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored 1

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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies