Our first bird was an adult male Northern Cardinal.
The was followed by a Gray Catbird. This bird was remarkable in that it had a white throat. In the past, we had another Catbird that had this white throat and recaptured it a few times. This is a totally different bird so it must be some trait in the species. Interesting.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are returning to the site after a long spate of low numbers in the past few years.
Spring is right around the corner as evident of many blooming plants, including the return of Wild Radish along the river banks.
There are a couple of spots that have beds of purple Spider Wort.
Cherry Laurel are nearing full bloom and the trees are sporting thier bright white flowers.
Western Palm Warblers are slimming out. We still see and hear some near the marsh so it was nice to get one today.
A spider was crawling up the chair as Jenny was recording info. Lynn warned her and knocked it to the ground and then picked it up for some photos. Turns out to be a False Huntsman which was soon released to go about its business safely.
Northern Parula are back! They are calling and we caught our first one as the day began to wind down.
We were wondering where the Eastern Phoebes were most of the morning. Then there were several congregating near the lake. As we were closing up, we got one.
Not a bad day and now we get ready to head to the Orlando Wetlands Festival next Saturday. Should be fun after a three year absence.
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Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carilina Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| House Wren | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Parula | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Myrtle Warbler | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, February 19th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.
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