An unconventional but ultimately VERY nice banding day! We opened 2 hours late because of drizzle and cold. Activity was slow at first under cloudy skies; the only "excitement" came when a small herd of marauding deer ran through the front section of the station, taking out three nets. As the sun poked through the clouds, flocks started moving around - Yellow-rumpeds in one net, Kinglets in another, sometimes with Orange-crowneds mixed in. Along the way, we caught three rare-ish species - our second Golden-crowned Kinglet of the season, a Chestnut-sided Warbler, and our favorite of the day, a Philadelphia Vireo. We ended the day with 50 new birds banded (plus 16 recaps from earlier in the season):
Hammond's Flycatcher 1
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Hermit Thrush 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 10
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 18
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 3
Wilson's Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
We are now opening nets at 7:40 and should have birds back at the station by 8:20. We are closing nets most days at 11:40. We are open 6 days per week, Tuesday-Sunday, through October 13. All of this is weather permitting! 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
Visitors are welcome at our banding stations. Registration is required for groups. For more information and hours of operation, visit birdconservancy.org/birdbanding
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