A Bunch of Recaps

Warm weather winds are flowing back into the area with a strong bright moon overhead for the past few days. Seems like most migrating birds are taking advantage of the conditions and moving on. Which probably explains why we did not have too many new birds arriving. Almost all of our captured birds were recaptures.

One of the first new birds was a Gray Catbird and later followed up by a recapture.



Next up was a Northern Cardinal Jenny banded earlier in the Spring.



Then we got a juvenile male Common Yellowthroat.



Not including photos of the few House wrens, but you know what they look like, right?

We did get a few Carolina Wrens as we walked the lanes and wondered where all of the warblers were.



Eastern Phoebes were calling up and down the area all day and we finally got a new one today.



Our final bird of the day was a recaptured Ovenbird actually banded several years ago. Nice to have you back again! This is one of the things we are recording with site fidelity research.



Though the numbers were less than the past few weeks, it was a nice mix.

It wil be the 2nd time we have banded on a Halloween morning in 13 years. Lets see what tricks or treats we get as a cold front moves in Thursday and drops temperatures lasting into next week. Bring your jackets Sunday.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Common Yellowthroat	1	0	1
Eastern Phoebe	1	0	1
Northern Cardinal	0	1	1
Gray Catbird	1	1	2
Carolina Wren	2	1	3
House Wren	1	1	2
Ovenbird	0	1	1
Totals	6	5	11

NOTE: Due to the new CDC recommendations, if you are fully vaccinated you are not required to wear masks, esp. at outdoor events such as ours. Get your shots and come on out. Otherwise, bring a mask. All current members at Lake Lotus are fully Vac'ed.
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, October 31st.
All nets will be opened by 7:05 A.M.