Howdy all,
Today turned out to be a nice little day. Weather was great, and the birds
flew most of the morning. By days end, we had banded 206 birds of 22 species.
Highlight bird was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW. But maybe the most loved by the
workers here was the RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (our second of the season). Not
sure
what to expect for the next few days as the temps creep upwards. This next
front could bring us a ton of YELLOW-RUMPS. Tis' that season here.
Oh yea, we caught a lot of YELLOW-RUMPS today.
Totals for 10/14:
Swamp Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Eastern Towhee 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Palm Warbler 1 yellow race
Yellow-rumped Warbler 141
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Brown Creeper 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
House Wren 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Gray Catbird 10
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
TOTAL---------------------------------- 206
Cheers to all, and to all, good birding,
Jethro Runco
Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory
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