No Banding January 28th

Can't catch a break this month. Rains are forcast at our time out this Sunday with winds increasing by the hour. Sleep in and maybe February will be more kind. Though, that is usually the month where we get some weird cold snaps and wild weather.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, February 4th.
All nets will be opened by 6:45 A.M.

No Banding January 21st

Forecast calls for near freezing temperatures for Sunday morning. With increasing winds the air will feel like freezing or below. For the safety of the birds and the comfort of our volunteers, we will be skipping this weekend.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 28th.
All nets will be opened by 6:45 A.M.

Gray Day

Our first trip back in the new year and it was a hit or miss for the rain. Very gray, but the wet stayed away for the entire day. So did most of the birds.

Andrew had his Spidy-senses tingling on the way in. Would it be a semi parked? Parking area closed? Sure enough, a new addition to our parking situation was there. Mattresses and sofas.



Our first bird of the New Year was a recaptured female Northern Cardinal first banded last May. Our Cardinals sport what the volunteers call a "tantrum stick" to keep them from biting the banders. It is featured in our new logo, too.



Second up was a recaptured Brown Thrasher. Then things got real quiet. Not a lot of birds were moving around today.



We did get a pair of female Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the nets next to each other half-way down the lanes.



Our new visitor, Megan, got to release one of the Ruby-crowned Kinglets.



Our last bird of the day was a new male Northern Cardinal. It was hatched here last Spring and is establishing his new territory.



The weather is on a major rollercoaster this month. Will we be able to band next Sunday? Perhaps. It might be too cold for some. We Floridians are not happy with temps in the 30s, nor do the birds. We shall see.

Today's Totals

Birds Processed	New	Recaptured	Total
Northern Cardinal	1	1	2
Brown Thrasher	0	1	1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	0	2
Totals	3	2	5

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 21st.
All nets will be opened by 6:50 A.M.

No Banding January 7th

Storms are rolling in over the Gulf. Back to bed.

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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, January 14th.
All nets will be opened by 6:50 A.M.