Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Lake Banding Report, 8/25/26

[Meredith McBurney]

Day 3 of what has so far been a pretty wild season for us!  We caught 59 Wilson's Warblers, 58 of them hatch year birds.  Looks like they had a good breeding season, and/or they are coming through earlier than usual.

Our total number of birds banded today was 100, bringing our 3 day total for the season to 235, which might be a record for the first 3 days of any season.

Here's today's breakdown:

Mourning Dove 2

Western Wood-pewee 1
Traill's Flycatcher 1
Gray Flycatcher 1

Unidentified Warbling Vireo (measured as Western) 1

Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 4

Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 8
Townsend's Warbler 10
MacGillivray's Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 59
Brewer's Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3

We are open Tuesday through Saturday, weather permitting, through October 23.  Most weekday mornings there is a visitor session from 7:30 to 8:30, and on the weekends there are sessions at 8, 9 and 10 a.m.  Reservations are needed; here is the link.   Please join us......It looks like it will be a great year to visit Barr!

Meredith McBurney

Bander, Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies