[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, Sunday, 9/1

This weather upheaval brought in birds – caught 76 new birds today.  It felt like the “old days” – from years back when the birds appeared early in the morning and Wilson’s Warblers were 40-60% of the total:

 

Western Wood-pewee 3

Western Flycatcher         2

Warbling Vireo  1

Black-capped Chickadee               1 return (banded 9/17/12)

House Wren       6

Swainson’s Thrush          2 (FOS)

Yellow Warbler 13

MacGillivray’s Warbler   4

Common Yellowthroat  2

Wilson’s Warbler              42 (all but one were hatch year birds, almost evenly split between males and females)

 

Our closed day this week is Fri (9/6), next week Mon (9/9).

 

Meredith McBurney

Biologist/Bander

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

303-329-8091

 

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