The river waters are way up. Standing water starts, as always, at Net 13 and works its way down toward the lake. This view is from Net 24 looking back toward Net 18.
Pivoting to the left, the water in the Cypress marsh is creeping up from the other direction.
Nets set, we carried on. Our first bird of the day was a juvenile Carolina Wren. Four Wrens were captured thoughout the day.
Most Northern Waterthrushes are found in August so it was nice to have one today.
Ovenbirds are all over the place this time of year. We captured 3 new ones this morning.
Common Yellowthroats have been rather sparce this season. This is only the 7th of the Session. Usually we have tons of them by now.
We did catch our 2nd Worm-eating Warbler for this Session. Always a nice find.
One would think our Cypress tree marsh would be a perfect spot for Prothonotary Warblers to breed, but they do show up during migration, instead. Guess we will take this time with them.
A migrating White-eyed Vireo was processed today. Used to be a lot more of them this time of year. Still, peak time is about to be upon us. See if we get more.
Our calendar bird from last year was a Veery but we had not captured one this month until now. Started to worry they would be be around this year. Next up are the other thrushes into October.
Fall is here. In Florida, that means...not much. Should be a bit warm still and hopefully a bit more cooling breeze here and there. New bird species should be moving in soon.
Lets enjoy this weekend. Hurricane Ian is projected to hit us mid-week. Might mean we don't get back to Net 21 anytime soon...or many of the nets. Everyone stay safe during the end of September!
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, September 25th.
All nets will be opened by 6:45 A.M.
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