Still some action. Mostly Yellowthroats, but some nice surpizes. We did start with a female Common Yellowthroat
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Through the day we caught others. Like an adult male Common Yellowthroat
And close out witha juvenile male Common Yellowthroat
White-eyed Vireos are local but they also come through as migrants. When they do, they are full of stored fat and keep moving down to the Carribian. This was the case for this brid and another we will show in a bit.
Gray Catbirds are usually very common this time of year. It used to signal the peak of migration for us. However, we only caught one today. Next week looks better for migration.
Another White-eyed Vireo, again, loaded up with fat to make the journey to the South.
Got an Ovenbird along the way.
Julian made it over today with a couple of friends and they got to release few birds during the morning.
We caught our first returning House Wren of the season, This bird was first banded in the Spring of this year. Coming back to stay for the Winter.
American Redstarts are calling in the upper story of the trees and we caught a beautiful feamle today.
An unexpected Brown Thrasher was caught at Net 24. They usually stay near the table, but this juvenile was down by the marsh.
A nice day with 18 birds. Next week looks to be the big day, accordinging to the projections. Let's do it!
Today's Totals
| Birds Processed | New | Recaptured | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Thrasher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ovenbird | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| American Restart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| House Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 17 | 1 | 18 |
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Next (planned) Banding Day: Sunday, October 12th.
All nets will be opened by 7:05 A.M.