We, and I think the birds, enjoyed the cooler weather today. The birds were quite active - we captured 73 new of 16 species, 1 return Yellow Warbler from 2017, plus 18 birds we had banded earlier in this first week of banding. Here's a breakdown of the new ones from today:
Western Wood-pewee 3 Willow Flycatcher 1 Dusky Flycatcher 3 Cassin's Vireo 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 House Wren 14 American Robin 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 11 new, 1 banded in 2017 Townsend's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 22 Chipping Sparrow 5 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 4 Lazuli Bunting 1 (adult female) If you'd like to visit this fall (and we hope you will): Due to restrictions related to Covid-19, we are requiring visitors to make a reservation and we will have only 6 visitors at the station at a time. We are doing three one-hour time slots, from 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11, on Tuesdays and then Thursdays through Sundays, starting this week and running through October 11. There is a $5 per person fee; scholarships are available to those unable to pay. All visitors, staff and volunteers will be wearing masks and people will be expected to socially distance. To register and for more information go to www.birdconservancy.org/bandregister. Please let me know if you have questions! Meredith McBurney Bander, Barr Lake Banding 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d5f466ee-fd98-469f-bb92-f74318ac7109o%40googlegroups.com.
