It’s that almost magical time of the year when the long-distance migrant warblers work their way through southern Ontario. Twenty-five percent of the birds we banded today were warblers and we saw 13 species in the course of the morning. A great way to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day.
Banded 55:
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Wood Thrush
1 American Robin
3 Gray Catbirds
1 Blue-headed Vireo
1 Blue-winged Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
5 Yellow Warblers
1 Myrtle Warbler
2 Black & White Warblers
2 Ovenbirds
2 Common Yellowthroats
7 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
1 Indigo Bunting
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
1 Eastern White-crowned Sparrows
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
10 Baltimore Oriole
3 Orchard Oriole
3 American Goldfinches
ET’s: 70 spp.
Photos:
Rick
[Ben Oldfield has set up a small banding station in Lowville which he runs when he’s not working. As you can see, he can be pretty effective.]
Yesterday I was able to band for an hour with just a few nets. The weather kept birds low and in numbers. Below are some of the warblers I banded:
Ben Oldfield