Things were hopping today! 111 birds banded, plus we caught a House Wren banded last year and 30 birds already banded this season for a grand total of 142 birds. Not surprisingly, there were lots of Wilson's, but also some variety. Here's the breakdown on the new birds:
-- Dusky Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 2 new, 1 banded 2014
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Hermit Thrush 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 9
Virginia's Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2
Townsend's Warbler 6
Wilson's Warbler 75
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
I just looked back and the last 100 bird day at Barr was before 2011. (Not sure when, because it is only in the last few years that we've been maintaining daily totals.) But overall it has been a very active season for us. No true rarities, but most of our "regular" species are coming through in solid numbers. When we are this busy, we have less opportunity to share information about the birds, and we are processing very quickly, but it is pretty exciting and oh so positive to see so many birds! Hoping it continues......
We are open 6 days per week, weather permitting, through Sunday, October 11. Our next closed day is Wednesday, 9/23. We are opening nets at 6:30, and will run until noon or whenever it gets too hot. School groups arrive about 9:30 a.m. most weekdays.
Meredith McBurney
Biologist/Bander
Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Meredith McBurney
Biologist/Bander
Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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