Gray Catbirds beginning to feast on local berries as seen by this captured bird covered in stains from fruits. We caught 8 today.
Northern Cardinals are preparing nests and getting active as well. This female is ready to get back to her activities after getting new band.
Jenny likes to take shots in what she calls thier 'Muppet face'. This time from an adult male.
Our second most captures were Carolina Wrens.
Carolina Wrens are showing signs of chicks about to arrive. This one has an egg just to be layed as seen in the belly ready to be dropped.
Tussock Moth caterpillars are active, as well. They are feeding and dropping on nets and tables.
Next, we had a recaptured Brown Thrasher first banded as a juvenile last year.
House Wrens have been very shy this year, but we did get one new one this morning.
As we began to wrap up, Andrew was clearing leaves from Net 21. When he turned around he found a Green Heron trapped in the net behind him. The heron was heard all morning in the marsh and flying back and forth and eventually ended up hitting the net.
This is only the 2nd Green Heron to be captured over the years. We cannot band waders nor waterfowl, so we released it back into the marsh nearby.
Jenny likes to smell the birds we get and says it smells like fish. That is what it eats. Makes sense.
As we closed nets we had one last bird. A female Northern Parula. They usualy have a lot of chicks at the end of April. The adults will be flying more and more in search of food for their hungry chick for the next few weeks.
Looking forward to next Sunday and hoping to see Spring Migrants making the way back North.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| House Wren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Carolina Wren | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Brown Thrasher | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Parula | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 20 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, April 13th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.
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