Morning started off great - Nice mix of birds to show off to the informal group of folks who showed up to enjoy the birds on a relatively cool Sunday morning. Then, about 2 hours in, a big wind came through. Only lasted about 45 minutes, but we had to temporarily close most of the nets, plus the bird activity died off and never really picked up again. Ended up with 31 new:
-- Western Wood-pewee 1
House Wren 1
Gray Catbird 2 (caught in the same net run, 1 hatch year and 1 adult; side-by-side, it was really easy to show the differences in wear and color on the wings)
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Wilson's Warbler 18
Chipping Sparrow 3 (including 1 adult female, still sporting a brood patch)
Song Sparrow 1
Just a reminder that we are closed Monday, so we will be closed tomorrow. Otherwise open 6 days per week, weather permitting, through October 14. We are opening nets at 6:30 and should have birds back at the station by 7:15. We will close most days by about 11:30 (closing earlier now because of heat). School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30. However, FYI, this Tuesday, 9/4, Chatfield High School's AP Biology class will be out bright and early at 7:30 and will spend most of the morning with us.
Come visit!
Meredith McBurney
Bander
Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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