No Banding March 29th.

Winds are forecast to be rather high. Not goo for catching bird.

It will be Easter Sunday. On the lookout for bunnies.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, April 5th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.

Looking like March is going to be a bust. Migration still not kicking in. Hoping April will be hopping. See what I did there?

Someone tell that bear to leave our stuff alone.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Carolina Wren	0	1	1
Gray Catbird	2	0	2
Totals	2	1	3

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 29th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.

Probable Rains all Weekend - No Banding

Rains are projected for Sunday as of this early part of the week. I will update if things shift.

Not gonna go if it over 40% and the forecast hasn't changed. Stay tuned. Push back a while but will not know until Saturday.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 22nd.
All nets will be opened by 7:05 A.M.

Slow Start to March

Still having problems with the photo server...boo. But! We enjoyed the company of some visitors that got to release our 3 birds we banded this morning. A 2nd Yellow-rump got out of the net before it could be placed in a bag.

Will be out next Sunday. REMINDER It is Daylight Savings time so Spring Forward!!

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Yellow-rumped Warbler	1	0	1
Gray Catbird	1	0	1
Western Palm Warbler	1	0	1
Totals	3	0	3

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 8th.
All nets will be opened by 7:30 A.M.

No Banding February 22nd

Rains are projected for Sunday followed by new winds from a new cold front. Wet and windy conditions are not good for banding, so we will push back to the first day of March.

Can't put away those Winter coats just yet!

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 1st.
All nets will be opened by 6:30 A.M.

No Banding February 8th

Still a little too cold for us and the birds.

It looks like 'normal' Florida weather will return the following week.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, Febuary 15th.
All nets will be opened by 6:45 A.M.

No Banding February 1st

Supposed to be 24° on Sunday. No thanks!.

We will try for the 8th.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, Febuary 8th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.

No Banding January 18th

Chance of rain and lack of staff.

We will try for the end of the month.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 25th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.

Swamp Sparrow Day

Turned out to be a fairly quiet morning again.

Minutes before sunrise, we captured a Swamp Sparrow.



A bit later we recaptured the sparrow again and a recaptured White-eyed Vireo.

One of our new visitors, Falon, got to release the Swamp Sparrow.



The White-eyed Vireo.



At the end of the day we caught another Swamp Sparrow. This was a recapture that we first banded two months ago.



We are not banding next Sunday. Staff shortage.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Swamp Sparrow	1	2	3
White-eyed Vireo	0	1	1
Totals	1	3	4

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 25th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.

No Banding January 4th.

Front appraoching. Rain could be here into the overnight. Plus, a day of Christmas Bird counting. Haven't walked this much in years! Going to feel it tonight and tomorrow.

Sorry to those still waiting on a Christams present. Will try again next week.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 11th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.