Hi Rick,
Here are the banding totals from the past 2 days at Ruthven. Still pretty quiet (the weather is way too nice), but good diversity.
Monday August 20 = 43 birds processed
New Birds = 26
Blue-winged Warbler – 1
Magnolia Warbler – 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 1
American Redstart – 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 1
Least Flycatcher – 1
Black-capped Chickadee – 1
Trail’s Flycatcher – 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee – 2
Canada Warbler – 1
Red-eyed Vireo – 2
Eastern Tufted Titmouse – 2
Cedar Waxwing – 1
Song Sparrow – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 1
Veery – 1
Baltimore Oriole – 1
Gray Catbird – 2
American Robin – 2
Recaptures = 17
House Wren – 1
Blue-winged Warbler – 1
Black-capped Chickadee – 4
Eastern Tufted Titmouse – 2
Song Sparrow – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 1
Baltimore Oriole – 1
Gray Catbird – 3
Yellow Warbler – 1
Common Yellowthroat – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch – 1
Season Banding Total = 296
YTD Banding Total = 2536
Tuesday August 21 = 38 birds processed
New Birds = 24
Blue-winged Warbler – 1
Wilson’s Warbler – 1
American Redstart – 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee – 2
House Wren – 4
Trail’s Flycatcher – 1
Warbling Vireo – 3
Song Sparrow – 5
Swainson’s Thrush – 1
Wood Thrush – 1
Gray Catbird – 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 1
Northern Cardinal – 1
American Robin – 1
Recaptures = 14
Blue-winged Warbler – 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee – 2
Warbling Vireo – 2
Song Sparrow – 2
Gray Catbird – 3
Northern Cardinal – 2
Downy Woodpecker – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch – 1
Season Banding Total = 320
YTD Banding Total = 2560
Photos:
Matt