Another nice day of banding at Barr. Today's star was a Black-throated Blue Warbler, not quite as rare as yesterday's Connecticut (this is the third BTBW caught in the past 15 years.....) but I think one of the prettiest and daintiest of the warblers. Otherwise, a nice mix of birds and continued large numbers of WIWAs. Here's the breakdown of the 45 new birds (there were also lots of recaps - 24 - birds caught and banded earlier this season):
Least Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 5 Townsend's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 22 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 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/5851c372-1ef6-4c4c-9d8e-15f1aa25a0c6n%40googlegroups.com.
