Another hot and birdy day at Barr. About 20 happy birders joined us for a great morning of interesting birds. Perhaps the most intriguing was a probable Alder Flycatcher, ID'd thanks to Doug Faulkner...heaven only knows how long I would have spent pondering this bird that I was describing as a Willow that "didn't look right". I say probable only because after getting home I read about everything I should have measured and formulas I should have applied before making the call. Doug and Bill Eden took photos. (A really great crew of visitors this morning!)
We also had our FOS Green-tailed Towhee and Western Tanager and more Townsend's Warblers than I've caught in one day. Here's the breakdown of the 49 new captures: Western Wood-pewee 2 Willow Flycatcher 2 Alder/Traill's Flycatcher 1 House Wren 6 Gray Catbird 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Townsend's Warbler 8 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 18 Western Tanager 1 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 1 Weather predictions were correct - by 10:30, bird activity was dropping off and we were closing nets due to the heat. So, if you are coming out this weekend, I encourage you to come early. We should have the first birds at the station by 7:30 a.m. both Sunday and Monday. Our closed day this coming week is Tuesday (9/4); the following week it is Wednesday (9/12). Meredith Meredith McBurney Biologist/Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
