The day began pretty quiet. Birds in the area were staying in the upper story. We all heard birds flying by early. This is the best weather we have had for a long time. Seems like most migrants were flying by insteading of landing for food. Common Yelowthroats are moving through more now. They usually come through earliler. We had several by the end of the day.
Carolina Wrens are getting active again. Northern Cardinals are loud, but not flying through much.
White-eyed Vireos are local here, but migrants of that species come through right now on their way to the Carribean. You can tell them apart by how much fat they have built up on their trip. All 4 Vireos had a fat score of 3 (the top score) and were all caught in the last hour of the day. We had 3 adults and one juvenile today.
Net 12 was busier than usual today and got us a female Black-and-White Warbler.
There was a real quiet stretch for a bit and then, as Andrew was going to call for closing nets, he hit net 21 and found 6 birds there with others trying to get caught. We ended up with a couple of Tufted Titmice, another White-eyed Vireo, A Carlonia Wren, and another Common Yellowthroat.
Going to band on a rare Saturday since Andrew has to be headed to Maine on Sunday. Migration is picking up and we don't want to miss some good birds. Saturday forecast looks like it will be a good day. Then we will band the next Sunday as usual.
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black and White Warbler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ovenbird | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Carolina Wren | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 11 | 4 | 15 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Saturday, September 27th.
All nets will be opened by 7:00 A.M.
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