Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 10/13/17

[Meredith...@birdconservancy.org]

A typical mid-October day at the banding station, except for the second Mountain Chickadee since 2005.  Here's the breakdown of the 17 new birds:

Mountain Chickadee 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch 1

Hermit Thrush 3

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 3

Chipping Sparrow 2

Song Sparrow 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Slate-colored 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1

Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 3

This is our last weekend - We will take down the station after banding on Sunday. We are opening nets at 7 a.m. and should have birds back at the station before 7:45. We will close most days by about 11:30. School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30.

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies