To start the day, we had a female Northern Cardinal. They are calling like crazy as they begin to start building nests and starting a new brood.
Missed one Hermit Thrush in the net, but we did get one recapture before that.
A Western Palm Warbler was captured in the middle of the lanes where we usually don't get them. Fine with us wherever we get them.
Gray Catbirds are spread out but we did one of them as they begin to get restless before they move on.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are starting to show up and we got 7 today. The males are beginning to shift into their alterative plumage,
As Andrew was checking nets on the last run there was a weird sound out by Net 21. It was short and loud but didn't make a recognizable sound to his ears. But it kept repeating. By the time he got to the net, there it was...a female Belted Kingfisher with her bill caught in the net, all of the notches of its bill tangled in nylon. It was soon extracted and brought in for banding.
A great end to the day and Jennifer released it across the river.
We did have a day before this one at the Orlando Wetlands Festival but there are so many pictures to process that it will have to wait for its own post in the near future. Photos from several photographers make a longer post and story. Want to let everyone when the next outing will be first. Trust us, you will enjoy that post. It was super windy but yeilded a great result!
When we can, we add videos and other photos to our Instagram page. Check back from time to time.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carilina Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| House Wren | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Myrtle Warbler | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 10 | 7 | 18 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, February 26th.
All nets will be opened by 6:25 A.M.
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