Today was a great day, with lots of birds and some interesting species. Wilson's Warblers made up half of the birds, but we had a total of 15 species, including the first of season Cassin's Vireo, Virginia's Warbler, Western Tanager and White-crowned Sparrow. We also had a leucistic vireo, which we are pretty sure is a Warbling.....very beautiful but strange looking bird! Here's the breakdown of the 62 new birds for the day:
Western Wood-pewee 2 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Cassin's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo (leucistic) 1 House Wren 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Gray Catbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 10 Virginia's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 32 Western Tanager 1 Green-tailed Towhee 3 Song Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1 We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, weather permitting, through October 13. We are opening nets at 6:40 and should have birds back at the station by 7:20. We will close nets most days at 11:40, although we are closing earlier as needed due to 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b07f1dde-8d2e-45bb-8ca7-d76acaeef394%40googlegroups.com.
