Connie called that she had a bird in Net 14 and thought it might be a Swamp Sparrow. Indeed it was! Usually they are lurking down by the lake's edge but this one ventured up the river.
Jenny always thinks that her bird photos make them look like Muppets. Because she makes them stare into the camera that way.
Our new volunteer, Alex, got to release our first bird of the day.
Soon afterwards we had a House Wren.
Northern Cardinals very loud right now as they set up house. We captured a male and later a female with a begining brood patch. Babies are on the way.
Gray Catbirds are heading out next month but we did hear them and got two today.
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are also getting louder and busier. We usually don't catch them until they get distracted by chasing one another around. Today we got a nice adult male.
You can easily tell the adult males by that bold eyebrow. He was a great looking guy.
Caterpillars are dropping out of the trees. Food for all the migrating birds, but sometimes they fall on us banders. Like this Eastern Tent Caterpillar.
Time to head out and see if our luck holds out so that we can band again next Sunday. Should be a nice day and we look forward to arriving migrants.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| House Wren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ovenbird | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gray-catbird | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue-grey Gantcatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, March 24th.
All nets will be opened by 7:10 A.M.
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