This is the first time I can remember when hot temperatures did not seem to have much impact on bird numbers - even with an early close of many nets (those most in the sun) we managed to catch 65 new birds. Wilson's Warblers, not surprisingly, continue to dominate:
Downy Woodpecker 2 Western Wood-pewee 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4 Townsend's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 43 Western Tanager 1 Spotted Towhee 1 (FOS, and a very young bird) Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 We are open 6 days a week (closed Monday), weather permitting through October 14. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station by 7:15. We will close most days by about 11:30, earlier this week because of the heat. School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30. The best time to visit (fewest people, most birds) is before 9:30 weekdays and Sundays. Come visit! 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/2b3b724d-9d99-419c-bc4b-a54b5e544bc7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
