Some of you will remember how slow last fall's migration was; all of the Bird Conservancy banding stations experienced low numbers. How much better is this year? Well, we just finished the 3rd of our 7 weeks of banding, and yesterday we passed the total banded all last season.
But even in a good year there are slow days, and this hot morning was one of them. Banded only 24 birds. Highlight was a lovely female Tennessee Warbler: Dusky Flycatcher 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (FOS) House Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 11 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Remember we are closed tomorrow, Monday. Then back in business Tuesday-Sunday, 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 as long as this heat continues. 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/a67829dd-7695-4a6d-8fa0-2260901ce0a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
