First bird up was a juvenile Carolina Wren.
Our new visitor, Marie, showed up and got to help fill out data and release many of the birds today. She got to release the Carolina Wren first.
We caught 4 Common Yellowthroats today. 3 juvenile males and this adult female.
A few White-eyed Vireos were banded today. A couple of migrating juveniles were up first.
We eventually wound up with a recaptured adult Carolina Wren among all of the juveniles over the past few weeks.
They were definitely being heard and seen for a while so it was nice to finally get our first American Redstart of the Session. An adult female.
Most Northern Waterthrush are captured a little earlier in the year but some get scattered through the Fall. Nice to have one today.
With the water level receeding just a bit, we cut our way through the vegetation and got to Net 21. Wow, it has changed again! The island is being dug into and the curve to the lake has shifted again. Looks like several Maple trees will give in to the river in a while. Despite the slippery mud, we were glad to be out there for a bit. Won't be there next week, but that is a story for the end of the blog...
Setting up Net 21 was not for naught. We did get an adult White-eyed Vireo before closing up.
Cory and Lynn brought a couple of birds to the table. While we were processing the first one a bird began to call off to the left. We grabbed the BirdNet app and recorded and anylized. Result came back as an Acadian Flycatcher. Huh.
Opening the second bag we found we had...an Acadian Flycatcher! We used to catch more at Wekiwa Springs. This is only our second. Our first was 12 years ago!
On the way out, Connie found an insect we haven't seen in a few years. A Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora). We have plenty of food for them around here, but they don't show themselves too often.
Now we wait on Ian. Big hurricane that looks to be heading this way. Should only be a Catagory 1 or less by the time it gets here but there should be a TON of rain along the way. The weekend still looks to be nice and we will see if anymore trees fall or the river changes once again. Ah, Florida.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carolina Wren | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Veery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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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, October 2nd.
All nets will be opened by 6:45 A.M.
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