The rest of the morning gave us some nice birds and interesting observations. Our first bird of the day was a Carolina Wren. We had two recaptures of them today.
Northern Cardinals are ever present and we got another new male early on.
Eastern Phoebes are still very vocal and difficult capture. We did mangage to band one today.
Common Yellowthroats are spilling through right now. You can hear them along the river and we caught one, an adult female,...
...and two, an adult male,...
...and three, another female. They should be here through the year and beyond.
Gray Catbirds are being a bit elusive for the past couple of years for some reason. We did get two this morning.
Our next thrush of the day was a Swainson's Thrush.
Our second Northern Cardinal was a female.
Western Palm Warblers have been seen all over the area for a few weeks. It took us this long to get our first one.
Most of us look out for other interesting things around the property while checking nets. Lynn finds all kinds of sightings, like this Giant Swallowtail caterpiler waiting to transfer into a flying miracle.
Connie planted a Cassia a couple of years ago and it was doing well. We were concerened it would not fare well during Ian. The storm wiped out all of the Guinea Grass surrounding the plant but the Cassia held firm and is now 12 feet plus and blooming well.
Spiders do very well throughout the property and we walk through webs every morning. Some stay off to the side of the trail like this Triangle Orb Weaver (Verrucosa arenata). A beautiful spider.
Green Tree Frogs are welcome site as Cuban Tree Frogs have been taking over a lot of territory of late.
Continuing the Ovenbird recapture streak, we recaptured another new bird that is now at least 6 years old. Nice to be getting all of these returning birds to the site.
An American Redstart was brought in. After a close inpection we could determine that this is a juvenile male. Note the black splotches on the neck and the brighter orange in the 'wingpits'. Females have a more uniform gray in those areas.
We were trying to go home but then we had a spate of Western Palm Warblers show up to keep us busy.
Western Palm Warblers are flowing in all across the Central Florida area and we are glad they are back. Next we wait for the Yellow-rumps in a month or so.
Should be getting some rains in the area again over the week and hope it is not too heavy to block us from Net 21 so we can find some new species along the way.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Palm Wabler | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swainson's Thrush | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| American Restart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | 6 | 21 |
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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 30th.
All nets will be opened by 7:05 A.M.
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