Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, September 24

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More new birds, fewer recaps, wide variety of species equals good day at Barr.  Here's the breakdown of the 50 new birds:

Hammond's Flycatcher 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch 1

House Wren 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1

Swainson's Thrush 1

Hermit Thrush 3

Orange-crowned Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 10

Townsend's Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 5

Western Tanager 1 (FOS)

Spotted Towhee 3

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Chipping Sparrow 9 (caught in one net with 1 Song and 1 Junco)

 Song Sparrow 1

Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 2

Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1

If you'd like to visit: Due to restrictions related to Covid-19, we are 

requiring visitors to make a reservation and we will have only 6 visitors 

at the station at a time. We are doing three one-hour time slots, from 8-9, 

9-10, and 10-11, on Tuesdays and then Thursdays through Sundays, through 

October 11. There is a $5 per person fee; scholarships are available to 

those unable to pay. All visitors, staff and volunteers will be wearing 

masks and people will be expected to socially distance. To register and for 

more information go to 

www.birdconservancy.org/bandingregister

Meredith McBurney

Bander, Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies