Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 10/2/18

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

Finally a mostly dry and not too cold day!  45 new birds, including our second hawk of the season, this one a female Sharp-shinned.  White-crowned Sparrows and Ruby-crowned Kinglets dominated the morning, which seems like a strange combination.  Here's the breakdown:

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1

White-breasted Nuthatch 1

House Wren 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8

Hermit Thrush 4

Orange-crowned Warbler 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 5

Wilson's Warbler 2

Spotted Towhee 1

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Chipping Sparrow 2

Song Sparrow 2

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

White-throated Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 11

We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through October 14. We are opening nets at 7:00 and should have birds back at the station by about 7:30. We will close most days by about 11:30. 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