Bloodroot providing foraging for early insects.
Beautiful day….lousy banding. Today we were in the banding doldrums. We had a full complement of nets and traps on the go but still managed to handle only 46 birds, two thirds of which (31) were retraps. We were all in full anticipation mode but the woods and skies were pretty well empty.
Wing feather detail of an ASY Blue Jay. -J. Currier
Banded 15:
1 House Wren
1 Winter Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 American Robin
1 Northern Cardinal
5 Chipping Sparrows
2 Song Sparrows
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 American Goldfinches
Giuliana learning the finer points of aging birds from Matt. -J. Currier
Retrapped 31:
1 Tree Swallow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 American Tree Sparrows
7 Chipping Sparrows
3 Field Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows
2 White-throated Sparrows
2 Dark-eyed Juncos
5 American Goldfinches
ET’s: 55 spp.
Can anyone identify this turtle? Saw it in a slough across the highway.
Rick
Looks like a big snapping turtle!
Thanks….that seems to be the consensus.