It’s hard to believe….but our migration monitoring is half done. And what a lousy month it’s been weatherwise. Cold and wet. Still, we managed to band 667 birds. Of course 187 (28%) were American Goldfinches but these still count last time I looked. Goldfinches have been pouring through over the past week and today was no exception (we banded 22). However, it would be nice to be doing warblers, orioles and that sort of thing…..
Banded 43:
2 Tree Swallows
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Western Palm Warbler
2 Chipping Sparrows
1 Field Sparrow
2 Song Sparrows
5 White-throated Sparrows
1 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Brown-headed Cowbirds
22 American Goldfinches
1 House Sparrow (which was then moved to Stony Creek)
ET’s: 40 spp.
Photo Gallery:
Rick
And From Fern Hill Burlington:
Wow! What a great day!
We banded 21 birds of 7 species (no recaptures today).
1 MODO
1 BCCH
3 RCKI
2 WTSP
2 RWBL
11 AMGO
1 HOSP
Janice rocked the census (as usual!) and by the end of the day we had an ET of 42 species!
Our seasonal firsts included a Spotted Sandpiper whipping past overhead, a Brown Thrasher, an Eastern Towhee, a House Wren, a Savannah Sparrow, a Myrtle Warbler, and our White throated sparrows. Most of the older students were absent today due to a track and field meet, but that provided an opportunity for some of our quieter and younger birders to have the time and space to immerse themselves in banding both at recess and during Field Studies classes. Not bad for a Monday!
Katherine