Indigo Buntings were calling early in the day and we did manage to get 2 just after dawn.
We caught a couple of Carolina Wrens before getting a new House Wren.
Jenny came back from Net 21 claiming she thought she had a Pine Warbler. Even better, it was the Bird-of-the-Day. A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Our 3rd in our entire time here.
Later, she returned saying she had another flycatcher. It was an Eastern Phoebe.
Not a lot in the vegetation to grab our attention except for a group of fungus across from Net 1. Yes, it had rained again overnight.
We can't forget our Gray Catbirds today. Numbers were up and we captured 5 today.
Next up was a female American Restart. They are still calling loudly up in the treetops.
Net 21 was busy, as we had thought it might be today and we caught Northern Waterthrush as we closed up nets for the morning.
Not a bad day. We shall see what next week brings after Hurricane Zeta clears through the East by the end of the week.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Phoebe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| House Wren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gray Catbird | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 | 0 | 1 | American Redstart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 2 | 14 |
NOTE: To ensure the safety of our volunteers and the general public, new visitors are discouraged from attending banding at this time. The few of us who remain will update the blog as long as we can and hope to see new faces in the future. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.
NOTE 2: Daylight Saving Time this Sunday. Clocks go BACK at midnight Saturday.
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, November 1st.
All nets will be opened by 6:10 A.M.
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