[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 9/7/12

Aside from rampaging deer taking out 3 nets, we had a very pleasant morning, with lots of birds and nice variety:

 

Downy Woodpecker      1

Western Wood-pewee 3

Dusky Flycatcher              2

White-breasted Nuthatch            1

Swainson’s Thrush          1

Gray Catbird       1

Orange-crowned Warbler            1

Yellow-rumped Warbler               1 (FOS.  After considerable debate, we decided we could not specify subspecies on this very young, probable female.)

Townsend’s Warbler      2

MacGillivray’s Warbler   2

Wilson’s Warbler              39

Yellow-breasted Chat    1

Green-tailed Towhee    2

Chipping Sparrow            3

Lincoln’s Sparrow             1

 

Recaps (birds previously caught this year) included a Black-capped Chickadee, House Wrens, and a Common Yellowthroat, bringing the total species for the day to 18, the highest in 1 day yet this fall.

 

Tomorrow (Sat) is the Barr Lake Fall Festival; no groups scheduled for Sun.  We will be open every day this coming week EXCEPT Wed (9/12).  It is a big week for school groups (M, T, Th and F).

 

Meredith

 

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091