Best day of the season so far, in terms of numbers and variety. 71 new birds, 19 species. First-of-season birds included a very young Western Tanager and an adult Spotted Towhee. But the real excitement of the day was the capture of a Common Poorwill. A first for both me and the volunteer bander working with me today, we were spellbound - big eyes, huge mouth, prominent whiskers and super, super soft feathers. Breakdown for the day:
Common Poorwill 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 15 Yellow Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 31 Western Tanager 1 Spotted Towhee 1 Green-tailed Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 1 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3 Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1 Come visit! We are open 6 days per week (*CLOSED Mondays*), weather permitting, through October 15. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station before 7:30. 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 -- 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/110859dc-9508-4b29-b324-c40706202ee3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
