Howdy all,
Today was a much better day banding than the last two. Bird numbers were up and
the temps down. After the front past last night, we had a good push of birds
this morning. The problem was that it was also a little windy this morning. The
wind is not much of a friend to our nets. So we didn't catch as much as I was
hoping. None the less, we still managed to catch 68 today. The main capture
today was redstarts. Highlight to day was the capture of or second Blue-winged
Warbler of the season. We also caught our season's first Black-throated Blue
Warbler, C. Yellowthroat, Chipping Sparrow, and Eastern Kingbird. Tomorrow
might still have quite a few migrants around as well.
Here is the list of birds for the last three days.
8/20
Redstart 2
Prairie Warbler 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Traill's Flycatcher 1
Field Sparrow 1
N. Waterthrush 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Carolina Wren 2
Mockingbird 3 total 14
8/21
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Black & white Warbler 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Ovenbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
N. Cardinal 3 total 12
8/22
A. Redstart 45
Prairie Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Black & white Warbler 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Traill's Flycatcher 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
C. Yellowthroat 1
N. Waterthrush 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
N. Cardinal 2 total 68
So far the season is shaping up to be a good season. At least for right now.
There are many migrants passing through right now with a great diversity of
birds! It is nice to see so much and it is only the 22nd of August!
See you at the banding station!
Cheers,
Jethro Runco
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