July, 1909 
ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE BARR LAKE DISTRICT 
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Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. Summer resident; abundant. One 
of the most abundant breeding birds. 
Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Migratory; rare. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. “Not uncommon in migration.” 
(Mersey) 
Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Summer resident abundant. 
Hirundo erythrogaster, Barn Swallow. Summer resident; common. 
Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Summer resident; common. 
Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough-winged Swallow. Summer resident; not 
uncommon. 
Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. Winter resident; common. 
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Summer resident; 
common. Breeds abundantly on the prairie streams just east of Barr. 
Vireosylva gilva. Warbling vireo. Not uncommon during migration. 
Helminthophila celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. “Common at Barr during 
spring migration.” ( Hersey) 
Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. Summer resident; very common. 
Breeds commonly around the lakes. 
Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. Very common during spring migration. 
Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Abundant during migration. 
Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. The only record is one taken May 6, 
1908, by Hersey. 
Oporornis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. Common during migration. 
Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. Western Yellowthroat. Summer resident; 
abundant. Breeds commonly in the cat-tail swamps around the lakes. 
Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson Warbler. Not uncommon in migration. 
Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. “One seen in company with several 
other migrating warblers, May 10, 1908.” (Rockwell) 
Anthus rubescens. Pipit. Abundant during migration. 
Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mockingbird. Summer resident; not 
uncommon. Nests sparingly at Barr, and commonly along the prairie streams a 
few miles east of Barr. 
Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. Not uncommon during migration. Summer 
resident; not common. “Sometimes nests at Barr.” (Hersey) 
Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. Not uncommon during migration. 
“Summer resident and breeds along the Platte river a few miles west and north of 
Barr.” (Rockwell) 
Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Not uncommon during migration. 
Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Western House Wren. Not uncommon during 
migration. “Summer resident and breeds on the Platte River a few miles west and 
north of Barr.” (Rockwell) 
Telmatodytes palustris plesius. Interior Tule Wren. “Winter resident; 
common at Barr and probably nests there. I have taken it every month of the 
winter.” (Hersey) 
Certhia familiaris montana. Rocky Mountain Creeper. Winter visitant; rare. 
Sitta carolinensis nelsoni. Rocky Mountain Nuthatch. Winter visitant; not 
common. “Seen occasionally in the late fall.” (Hersey) 
Penthestes atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee. Winter resi- 
dent; not uncommon. 
Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Migratory, rare. 
