Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Station, 8/31/19

[Meredith McBurney]

Hot, slow day; 28 new birds:

Red-eyed Vireo 1

House Wren 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1

Gray Catbird 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 4

Wilson's Warbler 13

Chipping Sparrow 5

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through October 13. We are opening nets at 6:40 and should have birds back at the station by 7:20. We will close nets most days at 11:40, with some being closed earlier as long as this heat continues. 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