Cool, wind, rain threatening.......we opened about half the station and banded at a relaxed but constant pace all morning. 35 new birds, and a whopping 25 recaptures - lots of young Wilson's that have not put on enough fat yet to continue their migration. Breakdown for the day of the new birds:
Dusky Flycatcher 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 2 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher 1 (FOS) Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 22 Song Sparrow 1 American Goldfinch 2 (These were the 2nd and 3rd juveniles, probably from the same brood. All caught within feet of each other. Wing and tail feathers still growing in. Cute.) We are open 6 days each week, weather permitting, through October 16. We are closed every Monday in September, then October 4 and 12. We are opening nets at about 6:30 a.m. and we start closing between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. We will open later and/or close earlier if it is very hot, very cold, wet, windy, etc. There are school groups most weekday mornings, usually arriving around 9:30. Best times to visit, if you like lots of birds and fewer humans, are early mornings during the week and Sundays. Come visit! Meredith McBurney Bander/Biologist Barr Lake Banding Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/dc6a1e01-64d8-4785-a1b1-2b8c07cb150a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
