We could not see the river as we walked in and began to set nets but knew there would be a terminous that we could not pass at some point. Where that was was unclear. Until we got to Net 1 and just beyond. Can't get past Net 8, which we set in spite of the water. Wet shoes were going to happen, anyway.
Here is the view from Net 12 just after dawn.
Looking down from Net 8 across our garden. Totally flooded down stream.
Just at the end of Net 8, a large pine has dropped. Fortunately, it fell into the woods.
Earlier storms dropped trees into the lanes. Lucky that this one leaned right. However, there is a tree leaning from the back of the lanes which we will have to watch for a while near Net 25.
We captured a couple of new Northern Cardinals today. Bite you? Yes.
Gray Catbirds have been calling for the past month so we were surprised that we had not caught any yet. But, right on time, we got them in the nets during the beginning of the month.
Once the light came up, we could see the full extense of the flooding. This view is looking over the river from just below the table and into the parks tram lane. The water in the river is typically 8 feet below the banks here.
Some of our Cherry trees were broken over into the river.
The overlook from the park side is under water. Looks like much of the park is, too. Probably why we haven't heard from the rangers yet. Bet they cannot get in there at all right now.
We soon got our first House Wren of the season.
Common Yellowthroats are fewer now than in past years, but we got at least one today.
Next, we caught a new juvenile Brown Thrasher. They are calling all along the river.
We caught two new Tufted Titmice today. Both were caught in the same net but an hour apart. Usually we get a bunch all at once.
Though the flooding was very evident, we did not have too much debis down around the area. It looked like this from Lake Lotus into downtown Orlando. Just a bunch of small stuff. Fine by us.
However, looking across the rising waters, we could barely see the bench on the mulch path beneath the owl nest tree.
We captuered two Carolina Wrens today. A juvenile and an adult first banded 4 years ago.
Speaking of recaptures, one of our birds was an Ovenbird, first banded as an adult in 2016. That makes this bird at least 7 years old.
Connie planted Wild Coffee next to Net 25 a year ago. They are now fruiting, which should be good for our arriving Catbirds.
Caught earlier in the day, but Bird of the Day, we had another Worm-eating Warbler. Our third of the season, seems like they are growing more common than in the past.
Every one wants a photo of this nice bird in the hand.
Hoping that the waters have dropped in the past week. We want to get nets up at least to Net 13. Betting Net 21 is a total loss at this point, but we shall see. Get ready for some mud!
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grey Catbird | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brown Thrasher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| House Wren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 3 | 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, October 9th.
All nets will be opened by 6:50 A.M.
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