[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 9/18/12

Activity was so slow yesterday that we were worried (needlessly, it turned out) about catching enough birds for the school groups.  Our moment of excitement came at 11:30, when we caught a Red-naped Sapsucker.  Gorgeous, gregarious, and LOUD.  And pretty rare.  The most recent one banded was in 2005; the Birds of Barr Lake Annotated Checklist (1888-1999) shows 12 records.  Breakdown for the day:

 

Red-naped Sapsucker    1

Downy Woodpecker      1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet   1

Swainson’s Thrush          1

Hermit Thrush   1

Wilson’s Warbler              2

Yellow-breasted Chat    1

Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow          2

Slate-colored Junco        1

 

Day off today…..back in business tomorrow.

 

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091