Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 10/3/18

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

We were having a nice, if somewhat slow, start to the morning until the wind picked up - blowing harder than I can ever remember during banding season - leading to an early close.  Before that, interesting catches included what was likely a family of three American Goldfinches recently out of the nest and our first two Blue Jays side by side in a net.  Total of 19 new birds for the morning:

Blue Jay 2

House Wren 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

Hermit Thrush 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 6

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1

Dare-eyed Junco, Oregon 2

American Goldfinch 3

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