Date: 10/15/25 3:59 pm From: meredith <meredithmcburney...> Subject: [cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Lake Banding Station 10-9 - 10/15/25
The number of birds caught continues at record low levels in the middle of
the time period when we should be catching lots of sparrows, especially
White-crowneds and Juncos. (I had expected the seed-eaters to come through
in more normal numbers, but so far that is not happening.......) Here are
the birds and numbers for the past week:
10/10 - 15 new birds (first day in double digits since 9/24):
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 3
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3
White-crowned Sparrow, Mountain 1
10/11 - 8 new plus 1 return (banded a prior year):
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 3 new, 1 banded last year
Possible White-crowned Sparrow/White-throated Sparrow hybrid 1 (When you
have a ton of time, you see things you might otherwise miss; on the other
hand, you may invent things that don't exist. We are reviewing.....)
10/12 - 5 new birds:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 2
10/14 - 16 new birds (another double-digit day!):
Northern House Wren 1 (very late.....and we thought we heard others)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 8
10/15 - We thought the fog was lifting as we opened this morning, but
instead it just got denser and wetter, so we closed early, after catching
just 2 birds:
Meredith McBurney
Bander - Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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