Numbers were somewhat better today, mostly there were more Wilson's Warblers coming through. Noticing limited fat on the warbler and other insect eating species and lots of fat on the sparrows/seedeaters. Probably has to do with the impact of the storm on the insect population. Caught our first Junco today......they seem to arrive earlier each fall. (And a week earlier than the past 2 years.) Star of the morning was an adult male American Redstart. Here's the breakdown for the 37 birds banded today:
Rock Wren 1 House Wren 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Wilson's Warber 18 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 5 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1 If you'd like to visit this fall: Due to restrictions related to Covid-19, we are requiring visitors to make a reservation and we will have only 6 visitors at the station at a time. We are doing three one-hour time slots, from 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11, on Tuesdays and then Thursdays through Sundays, through October 11. There is a $5 per person fee; scholarships are available to those unable to pay. All visitors, staff and volunteers will be wearing masks and people will be expected to socially distance. To register and for more information go to www.birdconservancy.org/bandingregister 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5cd87fd2-6f59-4010-a8f8-0b53e0ff624ao%40googlegroups.com.
