Right a dawn we had 2 Gray Catbird recaptures.
A little later, we had a male Northern Cardinal capture who was molting tail feathers. Cardinals are calling and chasing one another all over. Nests and chicks should be around very soon.
Things got quiet, and after a bit, Lynn was shouting for Connie or Andrew to head toward Net 13. We had a bird in the net we had been hearing for the past few weeks and a lot this morning. It was brought back to the table for weighing.
Our new bird? A Cooper's Hawk! Someone might be happy about it. We didn't have the proper sized bands so we got a lot of shots and released her.
Cooper's Hawk ready for a close up.
Next up, a recaptured Carolina Wren.
We began to clse up for the morning and then had a couple more birds in the nets, starting with a new White-eyed Vireo. They have been scarce this season.
Finally, we got a Myrtle Warbler (Yellow-rumped Warbler). Nice to have them back around with more regularity this Winter.
Another round of heat and then to a front to make it a nice day next weekend. See you then.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carilina Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Myrtle Warbler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 5th.
All nets will be opened by 6:15 A.M.
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