This is the first time I can remember when hot temperatures did not seem to have much impact on bird numbers - even with an early close of many nets (those most in the sun) we managed to catch 65 new birds. Wilson's Warblers, not surprisingly, continue to dominate:
Downy Woodpecker 2 Western Wood-pewee 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4 Townsend's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 43 Western Tanager 1 Spotted Towhee 1 (FOS, and a very young bird) Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 We are open 6 days a week (closed Monday), 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, earlier this week because of the heat. School groups arrive most weekdays at about 9:30. The best time to visit (fewest people, most birds) is before 9:30 weekdays and Sundays. Come visit! Meredith McBurney Bander Barr Lake Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2b3b724d-9d99-419c-bc4b-a54b5e544bc7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
