RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 9/9/14

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Between the 6 a.m. showers and the 1 p.m. downpour, we were able to band 90 new birds today.  This is the busiest early September banding at Barr in YEARS.  A huge number of Wilson's Warblers makes the difference - ended up with 70 today!  But also a nice collection of other species:

Downy Woodpecker 1

Dusky Flycatcher 2

Grey Flycatcher 1 (FOS and probably only on season!)

Western Flycatcher 1

House Wren 4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

Hermit Thrush 1 (FOS)

Orange-crowned Warbler 3

Virginia's Warbler 2 (FOS)

Yellow Warbler 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Wilson's Warbler 70

Yellow-breasted Chat 1

Green-tailed Towhee 1 (FOS)

Open Wed, Thurs and Sat this week.  Rain will continue to threaten, but if it is dry enough to open we should continue to have a great supply of birds!  Closed Fri, Sun and Mon.  Then next week open Tues through Sat.