Hi Birders,
Activity continues to be slow – new birds banded again in the low teens. After
a couple of “sparrow” days, we returned, probably only briefly, to the
majority of new birds being warblers.
The excitement of the morning was capturing a Winter Wren, probable Eastern by
plumage. I’ve got a few photos if anyone is interested – just send me an
e-mail. We caught him at the same time as a House Wren (pretty strange, as it
was our first House Wren in a week), so we took some time to enjoy the
differences – it is hard to make a HOWR look big, but the WIWR makes it look
like a pale giant! The WIWR’s tail is so short that I at first thought it was
still growing in.
We actually caught the WIWR twice; in 2 different nets near the road, on the
left just before you get to the banding station.
Here’s the full breakdown for the day:
Hammond’s Flycatcher 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Audubon’s Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 1
We are open every day this week EXCEPT Wednesday. We have groups Tues and
Thurs, so Mon and Fri will be good, quiet days to visit.
Meredith
Meredith McBurney
Barr Lake Banding Station
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
www.rmbo.org
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