The birds kept coming, in a steady stream, until our now usual early close due to heat. 17 species, with Yellow-rumped Warblers leading the way - 29 Audubon's and 1 Myrtle. Only 6 Wilson's. Caught our first Junco of the season. More signs of fall. Total of 61 new birds today:
Downy Woodpecker 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 3 Gray Catbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 29 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 6 Green-tailed Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 3 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3 Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1 We are open 6 days per week, 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/3c502633-e224-4f2a-a9e5-471362289dd7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
