[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Lake Banding Report, Oct 15, 16, 17

Between late openings and closings due to cold weather, Bird Conservancy's annual fundraising event and other craziness during the 8th week of our 9 week season, I got behind on reporting!  

No change in the scarcity of birds this season - the total new birds for the last 3 days was just 29.  The 2 most interesting birds were both caught today. We had a Field Sparrow, the 6th in the last 15 years, and our 2nd Northern Flicker Intergrade for the season.  Unlike the Intergrade we had earlier in the season, which had just a few red feathers on its nape, this one looked pretty much just like the drawing of an adult male Intergrade in Sibley's.

Here is the breakdown for the last 3 days:

Friday, October 15:

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2

Song Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 5

Saturday, October 16:

Swainson's Thrush 1

Song Sparrow 3

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 3, unidentified 1 (somewhere between Oregon and Pink-sided)

Sunday, October 17:

Flicker Intergrade 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 2, Audubon's 2

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 1

White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

Closed tomorrow (Monday), then open the next 5 days (we will take the station down at the end of banding on Saturday, 10/23).  Click here to register to visit - we are offering one-hour slots (up to 12 visitors at a time); 8:30-9:30 weekdays, and 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11 on Saturday.  Between new and recaps, there is usually something interesting to see, so come visit us this final week!

Meredith McBurney

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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