After a relatively modest week and only 13 birds yesterday, we were back up to 82 today. Just never know! Something of a crazy morning, with birds coming through in large but tight flocks, so there would be 10 or more birds at a time in one net and most other nets empty. Overcast, then sun, wind, then not. Most exciting bird of the morning was an outstanding Great Crested Flycatcher; second place to a Plumbeous Vireo. Here's the breakdown:
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Plumbeous Vireo 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9 Hermit Thrush 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 22 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 7 Wilson's Warbler 1 Spotted Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 19 We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through October 14. We are opening nets at 7:00 and should have birds back at the station by about 7:30. We will close most days by about 11:30. 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/b8ebef62-7e9e-4213-9150-fda84a87df68%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
