[cobirds] Barr Banding Station Report, 9/1/12

Another hot and birdy day at Barr.  About 20 happy birders joined us for a great morning of interesting birds.  Perhaps the most intriguing was a probable Alder Flycatcher, ID’d thanks to Doug Faulkner………heaven only knows how long I would have spent pondering this bird that I was describing as a Willow that “didn’t look right”.  I say probable only because after getting home I read about everything I should have measured and formulas I should have applied before making the call.  Doug and Bill Eden took photos.  (A really great crew of visitors this morning!)

 

We also had our FOS Green-tailed Towhee and Western Tanager and more Townsend’s Warblers than I’ve caught in one day.  Here’s the breakdown of the 49 new captures:

 

Western Wood-pewee 2

Willow Flycatcher             2

Alder/Traill’s Flycatcher 1

House Wren       6

Gray Catbird       1

Yellow Warbler 2

Townsend’s Warbler      8

MacGillivray’s Warbler   1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Wilson’s Warbler              18

Western Tanager             1

Green-tailed Towhee    1

Chipping Sparrow            4

Song Sparrow    1

 

Weather predictions were correct – by 10:30, bird activity was dropping off and we were closing nets due to the heat.  So, if you are coming out this weekend, I encourage you to come early.   We should have the first birds at the station by 7:30 a.m. both Sunday and Monday.

 

Our closed day this coming week is Tuesday (9/4); the following week it is Wednesday (9/12).

 

Meredith

 

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091