The only trend is no trend! After a day with an amazing mix and 17 species, we returned to lots of Wilson's - 17 new and 10 caught earlier this season. Saw our first Juncos today......a little early; fall is coming.
Here's the breakdown of the 32 new and 1 return from 2012:
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1 return, banded 9/17/12
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2
Wilson's Warbler 17
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 2
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon's 3
WE ARE CLOSED TOMORROW, MONDAY.
We are open 6 days each week, weather permitting, through October 16.We are closed every Monday in September, then October 4 and 12. We are opening nets at about 6:30 a.m. and we start closing between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. We will open later and/or close earlier if it is very hot, very cold, wet, windy, etc. There are school groups most weekday mornings, usually arriving around 9:30. Best times to visit, if you like lots of birds and fewer humans, are early mornings during the week and Sundays.
Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies