Memories of Spring 2008

Here is a bit of a pictorial recap of Spring 2008. There are a few photos in here that have not been posted on the blog earlier in the year, and a bunch of ‘old ones.’ Note that there is also a recent banding update immediately below this post.

Early April was quite wet, flooding the river flats at Ruthven.
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A few pictures of the early-spring birds.

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It was a great year for Field Sparrows.
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Ruthven acquired a weather station this year, making wind estimates at census time a whole lot easier.Apr19-08 002.jpg

Ruthven’s Next Generation Club spent a fair bit of time visiting Ruthven this year.
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By the end of April, warblers were arriving, drawing visitors. Visitors sometimes brought food, which Rick, of course, devoured.
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A few birds from early May.
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On May 11th, Audrey Heagy visited Ruthven to conduct a very useful workshop on using plumage characteristics to determine age and sex. It was a good day for teaching as we trapped a good variety of species.
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A few pictures taken by Michelle Kenny on the day of the banding workshop.
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I’m not sure how she got this one…
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Ruthven picked up a few new recruits this year; Matt Searle showed up quite often, and sometimes had others tagging along.
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A few pictures from the May 24-25th weekend.
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Blackpoll Warblers were noticeably absent throughout much of the spring banding season, but finally showed up in the last week of May.
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On June 1st, the Campanelli family hosted a joint birthday party for Ezra & Giovanni. Here are a few pictures.
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Finally, I’ll leave you with a few pictures sent to us by a previous Ruthven volunteer, Teegan. She has done some work in Borneo recently, and sent us a few pictures.
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