We certainly hit what I hope was just a lull today.....only banded 17 birds, plus we caught 13 that had been banded earlier including several from before the storm that were still hanging around. Particularly noticeable was the lack of Wilson's Warblers - we only banded 4 today. Or, maybe this year's Wilson's came through really early - we've banded 440 so far, and that's about the average number banded per year for the past 15 years. (My guess is that this is a pause and we have a whole bunch more to come. We'll see.....) On the other hand, we caught our first Hermit and Swainson's Thrushes today. Here are the 17 new birds for today:
Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 American Redstart 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 1 If you'd like to visit this fall: 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, 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/bandingregister 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3c7a2908-7f0c-4e78-b988-d016d329de98o%40googlegroups.com.
