We have just 10 days of Spring banding left….where has the time gone?! And think of the enormous biomass that has passed through the area during this time, much of it high overhead while we slept. We will continue to get latecomers for awhile yet but even these will begin to dwindle before too long. In the meantime locally breeding birds are vying for territories and mates. But once the territories have been sorted out and nesting has started even these birds will be less noticeable (although present). Baltimore Orioles are a case in point. We have banded over 40 of them and they seem to be everywhere but once the eggs are laid you will be hard put to find them in any numbers.
Nancy had an interesting retrap: a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird that she banded at her home in 2017 was recaptured two days ago…at her home.
Banded 36:
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
7 Gray Catbirds
1 Tennessee Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
3 Magnolia Warblers
1 Blackpoll Warbler
3 American Redstarts
1 Ovenbird
5 Common Yellowthroats
1 Wilson’s Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2 Indigo Buntings
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Song Sparrows
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Orchard Oriole
2 American Goldfinches
ET’s: 64 spp.
Photos:
Rick