[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report 9/3/23

[meredith]

Last day of week 2, and things were even slower than the earlier few days.  
I saw Norm Lewis last evening, birding at the Arsenal,  and he commented 
that he had been reading "between the lines" in my posts.yep, it is the 
pits.  

I've been comparing this year with last year, with last year being a fairly 
good year.  Today I went back and looked at the most recent two bad years 
(2021 and 2017).  The number of birds caught in the first two weeks those 
years was almost identical - 383 new in 2021 and 390 in 2017.  This year, 
we are at 184.  The biggest difference is that in both 2021 and 2017 there 
were one or two bigger days at the very beginning, when we caught lots of 
Yellow Warblers and House Wrens - summer breeders at Barr.  Those species 
are not around in normal numbers this year, and I think that speaks to the 
conditions at Barr specifically and probably the strange weather we've had 
throughout the metro area this year.  Now we are into the time when we are 
monitoring birds migrating through; we will see what the next few weeks 
look like regarding those species.

Okay here are the nine new birds caught yesterday:

Western Wood-Pewee 1
House Wren 4
Gray Catbird 1 (FOS)
Northern Waterthrush 1 
Wilson's Warbler 2

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Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 

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[cobirds] Re: RFI Prewitt

[Nate Bond]

Hey Norm,

I birded Prewitt (Washington County) this morning with Eric Dinkle. We 
ended up spending most of the morning around the inlet.  It was slightly 
muddy but pretty walkable. LOTS of fall warblers to pick through: including 
Chestnut sided and many Townsends. By the time we started to look for 
shorebirds it was warm so there could have been some out earlier. General 
conditions were high water and not a lot of mud. A lot of the shoreline was 
taken up by humans by the time we were ready to work the shoreline so we 
aborted.

Area below damn was significantly quieter, but we did have a Black and 
White Warbler which was fun.

On Monday, September 4, 2023 at 11:34:22 AM UTC-6 Norm Lewis wrote:

> Good morning! Could someone who has been there recently give an update on 
> conditions at Prewitt. I was out there in August, and the reservoir was 
> full with no exposed mudflats. Not the best situation for shorebirds.
> Has the lake been drawn down, or is it still full?
> Thanks in advance for any info.
>
> Norm Lewis 
> Lakewood 
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Re: [cobirds] RFI Prewitt

[David Suddjian]

Norm,

It is mostly full. The margin of the reservoir has shorebirds for the half mile 
or so of shoreline from the inlet canal to the east with a nice variety of 
species, but low numbers compared to when more habitat is available. 

David Suddjian
Littleton CO

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> On Sep 4, 2023, at 11:34 AM, 'Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds 
>  wrote:
> 
> Good morning! Could someone who has been there recently give an update on 
> conditions at Prewitt.  I was out there in August, and the reservoir was full 
> with no exposed mudflats. Not the best situation for shorebirds.
> Has the lake been drawn down, or is it still full?
> Thanks in advance for any info.
> 
> Norm Lewis 
> Lakewood 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies- Chico Basin Banding Station 9/4/2023

[Chicobander]

Lower bird numbers today, but we caught a very nice bird- Worm-eating 
Warbler! That is even a rare bird for Northern Ohio where I am from. Bill 
Maynard said 2012 was the last time one has been recorded at the Ranch. The 
three recaptures we caught all gained weight since Saturday when they were 
originally banded. A good sign! There is sure enough insect food options at 
the banding area for them to bulk up.

*31 New Banded Birds*
Wilson's Warbler- 12
Orange-crowned Warbler- 1
MacGillivray's Warbler- 2
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Common Yellowthroat- 1
Western Flycatcher-3
Willow Flycatcher- 2
House Wren- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Lazuli Bunting- 2
Yellow-breasted Chat- 2
Gray Catbird- 1

*3 Recaptures*
Western Flycatcher
Lazuli Bunting
Western Tanager

The station will be open tomorrow through Saturday this week from Sunrise 
until around 11:30 AM or until the heat shuts us down. Tomorrow looks to be 
a cooler day and I have heard a cold front is coming through overnight 
s Tomorrow may be a good day banding/birding. Have a good day!

Julie Shieldcastle
Chico Basin Ranch Bird Bander
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] RFI Prewitt

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Good morning! Could someone who has been there recently give an update on 
conditions at Prewitt.  I was out there in August, and the reservoir was full 
with no exposed mudflats. Not the best situation for shorebirds.
Has the lake been drawn down, or is it still full?
Thanks in advance for any info.

Norm Lewis 
Lakewood 
Sent from my iPhone


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[cobirds] El Paso county --- RED KNOT

['Mark Peterson' via Colorado Birds]

CoBirders,
There is currently a RED KNOT in the northeast corner of Big Johnson. This is 
only the second record for El Paso county that I am aware of.

Mark PetersonColorado Springs 

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