Twenty-six of us got out to Barr Lake on September 3, and ended up tallying 38 species (see list below). The highlights were a MacGillivray’s Warbler seen in the hand at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies banding Station and a Solitary Sandpiper in the Farmers’ Canal.
Photos courtesy of Bill Schmoker.
Good Birding!
Chuck Aid and Chip Clouse
Barr Lake 9.3.16
38 Species
14 Mallard
30 Western Grebe
30 Western/Clark’s Grebe
80 Double-crested Cormorant
150 American White Pelican
36 Great Blue Heron
20 Snowy Egret
6 American Avocet
14 Killdeer
13 Baird’s Sandpiper
1 Solitary Sandpiper
3 Franklin’s Gull
35 Ring-billed Gull
2 Osprey
1 Swainson’s Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove
2 Mourning Dove
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
1 Western Wood-Pewee
2 Western Kingbird
1 Eastern Kingbird
2 Black-billed Magpie
1 Blue Jay
3 Barn Swallow
6 Black-capped Chickadee
2 House Wren
1 MacGillivray’s Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
3 Wilson’s Warbler
1 Blue Grosbeak
1 Western Meadowlark
1 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
1 Western Tanager
6 American Goldfinch
5 American Goldfinch
20 House Sparrow
Birds have sharper vision than humans and are able to see certain light frequencies that humans cannot see, such as ultraviolet. In fact, many songbirds have feathers that reflect UV light to help communicate species, gender, and perhaps even social standing. Birds can see UV under normal daylight conditions, while humans require a black light. Since birds can see UV light, the use of WindowAlert UV Decals and Liquid will substantially lower the amount of birds hitting your window. The WindowAlert UV Decals appear as frosted or etched glass to the human eye but birds see it as a brilliant glow like a stoplight. are small clings that are placed on the outside of your clean window. Birds see the decal and know that is not a clear direction of flight.
