Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Lake Banding Report, 9/28/21

[Meredith McBurney]

Twice as many birds banded as Sunday, for a total of 10, as the slow season continues.  We did have a rare bird today - a lovely adult male Black-throated Blue Warbler - only the third caught in the past 15 years.  Here's the breakdown:

House Wren 3

Hermit Thrush 1

Gray Catbird 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Black-throated Blue Warbler 1

Spotted Towhee 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

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Meredith McBurney

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies