As hoped for, today turned out to be another great day for banding. Lots of birds around and good weather. Early in the day the wind was a worry but as the morning went on the winds calmed.
Our public program had 29 visitors and they all had a chance to see some fun birds up close.
Today's list:
Trail's Flycatcher (Willow and Alder combined)
American Redstart
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
American Goldfinch
Black-capped Chickadee
Mourning Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Song Sparrow
Veery
Downy Woodpecker
Gray Catbird
Brown headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
American Robin
Total individuals = 31
What I think are the 2 best birds of the day are:
3 Canada Warblers today which, for me, is my best one day total. We had this boldly marked male...
...and this less boldly marked female. Just a real joy to handle.
And we caught this very pretty Veery. This is actually the very first Veery I've had a chance to band. A very exciting weekend overall with over 60 birds banded. I plan to take my Field Ornithology class back to today's banding site to see if I can add to the lucky streak I have going.
Keep looking up!
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