September 13 – I Spoke Too Soon

Each morning, walking the trails and opening the nets in the predawn hours can be a very peaceful time. After all of the nets are open, I enjoy sitting down outside at the picnic table and watching the sun rise. Sometimes you can be rewarded with a beautiful sunrise, and this morning was no exception. It was beautiful, with the sky pink to the east and a black cloud bank to the south and southwest. Watching the flocks of Cedar Waxwings move in flight, the sunlight was shining off of them and they were lit up with the dark clouds behind them. You had to layer the clothes this morning because the wind from the northwest was a little chilly to start the day. Despite the cold, strong wind from the north , we handled 37 birds. We banded the first Black and White Warbler of the fall season and we were also amazed to band not one, but two more Connecticut Warblers. I spoke too soon when we banded one on September 11, thinking we may not band another one this season. The record high was in 2007, when there were three Connecticut Warblers banded. The other new observation was the first Common Loon flying over,

25 Banded
3 Eastern Wood Peewee
5 Swainson’s Thrush
1 Philadelphia Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Tennessee Warbler
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
1 Magnolia Warbler
5 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Black and White Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Connecticut Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Song Sparrow

12 Retrap
5 Black-capped Chickadee
1 House Wren
1 Swainson’s Thrush
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal
1 Song Sparrow

ET’s: 30 (no census today)

Nancy

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September 12 – Thrushes & Warblers
This morning the sky was overcast with light winds but the humidity was high. Last night’s severe thunderstorm brought the rain we needed but no break in temperatures. We handled 43 birds today, with higher numbers of thrushes and warblers. For observations, there have been huge numbers of Cedar Waxwings each day, sometimes the large flocks total over 100 birds.

37 Banded
1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1 Blue Jay
1 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Veery
2 Gray-checked Thrush
9 Swainson’s Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
1 Warbling Vireo
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Tennessee Warbler
6 Magnolia Warbler
4 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Canada Warbler
3 American Redstart
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Song Sparrow

6 Retraps
1 Eastern Wood Peewee
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Gray Catbird
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Common Yellowthroat

ET’s: 39

Nancy