Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/26/17

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

After 2 days off and a late start this morning due to weather, it was a surprisingly nice day - cool but no wind and the sun sort of came out to make things more comfortable!  38 new birds and a good variety of species.  Exciting bird of the day was a Fox Sparrow - only the 5th in the 30 years of the station.  BIG!  Here's the breakdown:

Dusky Flycatcher 1

Warbling Vireo 1

House Wren 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2

Gray Catbird 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 3

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 19

Spotted Towhee 1

Fox Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

Come visit! We are open 6 days per week (*CLOSED Mondays*), weather permitting, through October 15. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station before 7:30. We will close most days by about 11:30. School groups arrive most weekdays at 

about 9:30.
 
Meredith McBurney
Bander
Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies