Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/9/18

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

We finished off our second week with a relatively quiet day.  After a really busy week, it was nice to have a little more time with each bird.  We caught our 3rd and 4th Ovenbirds.  All hatch year birds.  We've only caught 4 in a season once before, in 2002.  Also enjoyed our first Brown Thrasher.  Here's the breakdown of the 29 new birds:

Brown Thrasher 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 4

Yellow Warbler 1

Ovenbird 2

Wilson's Warbler 19

Song Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Tomorrow is Monday, so we will be closed.  We will be back bright and early on Tuesday, weather permitting. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station by 7:15. 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.

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Barr Lake Station

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies