Willy-Nilly End of April

A bunch of locals for the end of April. A couple migrants were heard but never seen too well. Seems like everything around today were locals, but there have to still be some migrants around.

Like the one Gray Catbird we got early on.



A bit earlier, we had a recaptured Northern Cardinal.



Things grew quiet rather quickly after that until we started catching a Northern Parula. This was the same female we caught 3 times last weekend.



Robin and Micheal returned this week and he got to release her back toward the nest.



We were prepared to call it a day and suddenly began to catch Tufted Titmice. Two newly fledged chicks we first. They are fiesty!



Then we ended up with an adult as she was busy gathering food, too.



We will have a Saturday banding a few Purple Martins in Clermont next Saturday and then retun Sunday to the main site.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Gray Catbird	6	1	7
Northern Cardinal	0	1	1
Northern Parula	1	0	1
Tufted Titmouse	3	0	3
Totals	10	2	12

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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, May 1st.
All nets will be opened by 6:15 A.M.

Easter 2022 - Looking for the Bunny

Several of us saw the Easter Bunny but we failed to get a shot of it this year. Oh, well.

Gray Catbirds ruled the day for the second week in a row. Migration is moving Northward right on schedule.



House Wrens are getting more active, too. We had two today and some are singing on property.



Northern Parulas chicks are everywhere and the parents are busy finding food for these hungry babies. We caught several, some more than once, as they gathered food for eager mouths. This was a nice adult male.



The crew found a Parula nest just past Net 10 and got some shots of Mom feeding babies in there little moss house overhead. We caught her 3 times before deciding to close the net to stop causing stress. She definitly had a particular route. Look closely and you can see the band that was applied an hour eariler.



As always, guests get to release and photgraph the processed birds.



Bird of the Day goes to a male Indigo Bunting captured in Net 2 just behind the table at the end of the day. Seems we always catch one last bunting around Earth Day.



Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Gray Catbird	7	0	7
Northern Cardinal	0	1	1
Northern Parula	4	0	4
House Wren	2	0	2
Indigo Bunting	1	0	1
Totals	14	1	15

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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, April 24th.
All nets will be opened by 6:20 A.M.

Banding is on Sunday

We will be banding Sunday, April 17th. There are so many photos to process from last week and work has been in the way so the latest blog is still in progress.
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, April 17th.
All nets will be opened by 6:30 A.M.

No Banding April 3rd

Giving in early as the forecast does not bode well. All services projecting raining into the morning. Of course, that means it might be a beautiful Sunday after early morning, but when we have to get there well before dawn....

Enjoy your next adventure.

Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, April 10th.
All nets will be opened by 6:35 A.M.