Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/15/19

[Meredith McBurney]

Just never know what we will catch!  Today's fun included 2 species that are not rare but rarely caught at the station - a Townsend's Solitaire and a Western Kingbird.  The WEKI was the first since 2004 and only the 5th ever.  We also caught 3 House Wrens that were banded in prior years.  Here's the breakdown of the 48 new birds:

Western Kingbird 1

Plumbeous Vireo 1

House Wren 1 new, 2 banded in 2017 and 1 in 2016

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

Townsend's Solitaire 1

Swainson's Thrush 1

Gray Catbird 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 5

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1

MacGillivray's Warbler 1

Wilson's Warbler 28

Green-tailed Towhee 1

Song Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through October 13. We are opening nets at 6:40 and should have birds back at the station by 7:20. We will close nets most days at 11:40, although we are closing earlier as needed due to the heat. 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