May 9th – Festival Day!

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Killdeer enjoying the dandelions. -S. Breau
Killdeer enjoying the dandelions. -S. Breau

We had a great day! Lots of birds. Lots of visitors; lots of very interesting speakers. But, most important, lots of fine young banders and banders-in-training plying their craft. It was a good time to be a bird nerd. Thanks to everyone that came out to help, to watch, to have fun.
A lot of young birders/banders keenly watching Katie in action.
A lot of young birders/banders keenly watching Katie in action.

Mentor and mentored. -K. Duncan
Mentor and mentored. -K. Duncan

People have sent me some wonderful pictures so I think I will just let them show you the day:
Latin Vintage Orchestra - one of the best finds of the Festival.
Latin Vintage Orchestra – one of the best finds of the Festival.

Tessa with a Canada Warbler. -K. Duncan
Tessa with a Canada Warbler. -K. Duncan

Male Indigo Bunting. -A. Wilcox
Male Indigo Bunting. -A. Wilcox

Female Wood Duck. -G. MacLellan
Female Wood Duck. -G. MacLellan

Green Frog. -G. MacLellan
Green Frog. -G. MacLellan

Gray Catbird. -G. MacLellan
Gray Catbird. -G. MacLellan

First Canada Warbler of the year. -K. Duncan
First Canada Warbler of the year. -K. Duncan

Adelie - obviously pleased with this male Baltimore Oriole.
Adelie – obviously pleased with this male Baltimore Oriole.

Male Yellow Warbler. -G. MacLellan
Male Yellow Warbler. -G. MacLellan

Yellow-rumped Warbler. -G. MacLellan
Yellow-rumped Warbler. -G. MacLellan

Veery -G. MacLellan
Veery -G. MacLellan

Janet with a House Wren. -K. Duncan
Janet with a House Wren. -K. Duncan

Matt telling Giovanni how it is.......
Matt telling Giovanni how it is…….

Song Sparrow. -G. MacLellan
Song Sparrow. -G. MacLellan

Lots of American Goldfinches around the past couple of weeks. -G. MacLellan
Lots of American Goldfinches around the past couple of weeks. -G. MacLellan

Carolina Wren. -K. Duncan
Carolina Wren. -K. Duncan

House Wren - K. Duncan
House Wren – K. Duncan

Alessandra...always smiling.
Alessandra…always smiling.

Purple Martin approaching a gourd nest. -S. Breau
Purple Martin approaching a gourd nest. -S. Breau

American Toad. G. MacLellan
American Toad. G. MacLellan

Chipping Sparrow -G. MacLellan
Chipping Sparrow -G. MacLellan

An ASY male Indigo Bunting - blue edging on all his feathers. -K. Duncan
An ASY male Indigo Bunting – blue edging on all his feathers. -K. Duncan

We have banded a lot of Blue-winged Warblers this Spring. -K. Duncan
We have banded a lot of Blue-winged Warblers this Spring. -K. Duncan

Poetry in motion. -S. Breau
Poetry in motion. -S. Breau

Male Common Yellowthroat. -G. MacLellan
Male Common Yellowthroat. -G. MacLellan

The reddish tinge to this oriole's plumage is caused by eating honeysuckle. -K. Duncan
The reddish tinge to this oriole’s plumage is caused by eating honeysuckle. -K. Duncan

Up and coming bander Samuel intent on weighing a Baltimore Oriole. -K. Duncan
Up and coming bander Samuel intent on weighing a Baltimore Oriole. -K. Duncan

4 young ladies torn between the café and the bar.
4 young ladies torn between the café and the bar.

Banded 55:
1 Mourning Dove
1 Blue Jay
1 Carolina Wren
1 Veery
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
1 Wood Thrush
11 Gray Catbirds
1 Blue-winged Warbler
7 Yellow Warblers
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Canada Warblers
2 Common Yellowthroats
2 Indigo Buntings
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrows
2 Eastern White-crowned Sparrows
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
8 Baltimore Orioles
1 Orchard Oriole
7 American Goldfinches

Species Count: 79 spp.
Rick

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