Howdy all,
Well, geez, the wind blew all day but we managed to open a few nets this
morning. Sure wish it would have been a calm day, there were birds around
finally. As it turned out, we ended up banding 60 birds, which is pretty good
considering that it was so windy. Although it was not a super diverse day, we
managed 14 species. Some of the better (least common captured anyway) were a
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a WORM-EATING WARBLER. On an exciting note, we caught
our
first GRAY CATBIRD of the season. Are the flood gates about to open on
them?? I do hope it comes soon! Lots of Pokeberry around right now.
Totals for 9/11:
American Redstart 15
Common Yellowthroat 13
Black-and-white Warbler 10
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 2
Ovenbird 5
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Traill's Flycatcher 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Veery 4
Gray Catbird 1
TOTAL------------------------------ 60
I am not sure what to expect for tomorrow. It looks like the wind is
shifting to the south (which isn't "normally" good) but it is suppose to calm
down
so we might be able to open more nets. Not sure how many birds are going to be
around tomorrow. I am hopeful but as always, its a wait and see!
Cheers,
Jethro Runco
Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory
_www.cvwo.org_ (http://www.cvwo.org)
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