We had several slow days post-storm and there have been various reports about birds showing stress or worse due to the weather and probably the smoke from the fires. So we were really pleased to band 85 seemly healthy birds today, including 64 warblers of 6 species, most of whom were carrying some fat. Wilson's as usual led the parade, but we had a total of 17 species. Here's the breakdown for the day:
Eurasian Collared-dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Dusky Flycatcher 2 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 1 (this bird was leucistic, and very similar to one we caught last year) House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 3 Townsend's Warbler 4 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 48 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 7 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 1 If you'd like to visit: 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ea315141-139c-48f3-9b76-61f1061772e4n%40googlegroups.com.
