[cobirds] Barr Banding Station Report, 8/28-30

Hi Cobirders,

 

My apologies for this condensed report of the last 3 days – Nancy Gobris and I have been sharing the station while she has been doing training and I took a day off and, well…...  Back on track now, and for the rest of the season! 

 

Three good but very hot days.  Banded 128 birds of 23 species, including 2 rarities – a Worm-eating Warbler and a Northern Parula:

 

Western Wood-pewee 6

Willow Flycatcher             1

Dusky Flycatcher              1

Western Flycatcher         1

Warbling Vireo  1

Cassin’s Vireo    1

Red-breasted Nuthatch                1

White-breasted Nuthatch            1

House Wren       18

Veery    1

Swainson’s Thrush          1

Orange-crowned Warbler            2

Northern Parula               1

Yellow Warbler 16

Townsend’s Warbler      5

Worm-eating Warbler    1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Wilson’s Warbler              43

Yellow-breasted Chat    3

Chipping Sparrow            18

Brewer’s Sparrow            1

Song Sparrow    3

Lazuli Bunting    1

 

This is my 4^th full fall at Barr and so far it is the hottest, both in temperature and birds.  Don’t know how long this pace will keep up, so if you can stand the heat you might think about visiting sometime over this Labor Day Weekend.  There are no groups scheduled, so it should be relatively peaceful in terms visitors.  But, do come early – the last 3 days we have been completely closed by 10:30 because of the heat!

 

Our next closed is Tuesday, 9/2.

 

Meredith

 

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091