Slow March Return

Well, the dawn chorus was amazing. However, the hovering high pressure seemed to keepall of the mirgating bird high overhead on thier way back to their nesting territories.

We started the day with a recapture and a new Gray Catbird before the day grew pretty quiet.



Our last bird of the day was an adult recaptured Brown Thrasher first banded a year and a half ago. We always use some colors to ID birds and Thrashers are noticable for having certain eye colors. We often compare adult Thrasher eye color to our tackle box. Unfortunately, we keep getting juveniles with milky eye shades.

Today, the adult confirmed that an adult eye matches the bright yellow neaby.



The day wound down without any other captures so we hope for a better day for next week. Unless the forecasted rain keeps us home. Stay tuned.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Gray Catbird	1	1	2
Brown Thrasher	0	1	1
Totals	1	2	3

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, March 21st.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.