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Before the day began, we learned that Richard and Christine have decided to leave our banding site as volunteers. They were our mentors since Weviwa Springs and had put in 22 years of banding in the local area. We wish them well in the future and thank them for all of their generosity in helping Lake Lotus becoming a great banding site in Central Florida.

The morning began with a strong Dawn Chorus and we were thinking it was going to be another Wren kind of day. However, it slowed fairly quickly as we watched for a rain system that ws slowly rising from the South. That rain never appeared until later in the day. Winds started to kick up but not too badly.

Our first bird was a recaptured Northern Cardinal first banded in January 2018.



Just after that, an adult female Common Yellowthroat was captured at Net 15.



Next up, a recaptured Hermit Thrush first banded in late November of 2018. It was a mainly recapture day. Data shows how these birds come back to the same place year after year, knowing they have a safe place to migrate to.



Yellow-rumped Warblers are finally being seen out near the lake, but we instead caught a new Western Palm Warbler.



White-eyed Vireos have been few and far betwen this season, so we were happily surprised with one that we first banded in February of this year.



Our final bird of the day was a recaptured House Wren. It was first banded almost exactly 5 years ago. More recorded proof of site fidelity!



Next week we have visitors fron the North Shore Birding Festival scheduled to arrive. We look forward to giving a demo for that group and hope for more birds in hand to demonstrate the banding process.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
House Wren	0	1	1
Northern_Cardinal	0	1	1
Common_Yellowthroat	1	0	1
Hermit_Thrush	0	1	1
White-eyed Vireo	0	1	1
Western_Palm_Warbler	0	1	1
Totals	1	5	6

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.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, December 6th.
All nets will be opened by 6:35 A.M.