October 5th – Waxwings, Myrtles, and White-throats

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Bright adult male Nashville Warbler.
Bright adult male Nashville Warbler.

We had another busy day as migrants continued to pour through the area taking advantage of the light northerly winds that blew during the night. We banded 127 birds and three species made up over three quarters of them: Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers, and White-throated Sparrows.
Note the green-edged primary coverts of this adult male Nashville Warbler.
Note the green-edged primary coverts of this adult male Nashville Warbler.

Adult male Nashville shows a lot of orange in the cap.
Adult male Nashville shows a lot of orange in the cap.

Banded 127:
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Winter Wren
2 Golden-crowned Kinglets
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
1 Swainson’s Thrush
2 Gray Catbirds
37 Cedar Waxwings
1 Nashville Warbler
41 Yellow-rumped Warblers
3 Blackpoll Warblers
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
19 White-throated Sparrows
1 Dark-eyed Junco
7 American Goldfinches
1 House Sparrow

ET’s: 50 spp.

Photo Gallery:

Relatively common during migration...just very hard to see as they skulk about. - A. Wilcox
Relatively common during migration…just very hard to see as they skulk about. – A. Wilcox

Female Ruby-crowned Kinglet. -A. Wilcox
Female Ruby-crowned Kinglet. -A. Wilcox

Male Golden-crowned Kinglet. -A. Wilcox
Male Golden-crowned Kinglet. -A. Wilcox

Yellow-rumped Warblers continued to pour through the site today - we banded 41. -A. Wilcox
Yellow-rumped Warblers continued to pour through the site today – we banded 41. -A. Wilcox

A young male Black-throated Blue Warbler. -A. Wilcox
A young male Black-throated Blue Warbler. -A. Wilcox

Rick

Fern Hill School:
It was a steady day at Fern Hill today, with a total of 35 birds handled. The highlight being a Scarlet Tanager.

Young male Scarlet Tanager - a far cry from its brilliant scarlet breeding or alternate plumage. -J. Chard
Young male Scarlet Tanager – a far cry from its brilliant scarlet breeding or alternate plumage. -J. Chard

Banded 27:
1 Blue Jay
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10 American Robins
1 European Starling
1 Scarlet Tanager
2 Chipping Sparrows
1 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
5 House Finches
3 American Goldfinches

ET’s: 30 spp.

Young male Scarlet Tanager at Fern Hill. -J. Chard
Young male Scarlet Tanager at Fern Hill. -J. Chard

Janice

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