Friday, September 12th
Just as I was about to open the last net the rain started. I was soaked, but in a different way than I was soaked at the gas pumps later in the day.
Banded: 0
Retrapped: 1
Grey Catbird 1
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Saturday, September 13th
The gangs all here (The Campanelli and Scholtens clans came to visit and share their enthusiasm and it was Doors Open Haldimand), the weather is overcast and grey. What more could a bander need? Maybe…birds?
A very quiet day although there were a few pockets of migrants around.
Banded: 23
Magnolia Warbler 2
Chestnut-Sided Warbler 1
American Goldfinch 1
Wilson’s Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Blackpoll Warbler 3
House Wren 1
Eastern Wood Pewee 2
Black-Capped Chickadee 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-Eyed Vireo 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Grey Catbird 1
American Robin 1
Retrapped: 8
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-and-White Warbler 1
Black-Capped Chickadee 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Grey Catbird 1
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Sunday, September 14th
After a night of heavy rain – which ended just after dawn – high winds came up and restricted the number of nets that could be opened. There was very little around in any case.
Banded: 8
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Red-Eyed Vireo 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Sharp-Shinned Hawk 1 (HY-M)
Mourning Dove 1
Retrapped: 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
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Monday, September 15th
The remains of “Ike” hit last night and brought visions of Fork-Tailed Flycatchers and Blue Grosbeaks. They, of course, did not appear but it did rain again just after the nets were opened. A familiar theme this weekend.
The rain did abate however and I got the nets re-opened. There were still not many birds around but they did include the season’s first Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and Grey-Cheeked Thrush.
A female Common Merganser was found on the river in front of the mansion moving very fast with the current.
Banded: 18
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Eastern Wood Pewee 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Red-Eyed Vireo 2 (not sure what the fall record is, but we’ve banded a lot of them this season)
Grey-Cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson’s Thrush 4
Song Sparrow 1
Wood Thrush 1
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 1
Retrapped: 8
Magnolia Warbler 1
House Wren 1
Black-Capped Chickadee 5
Philadelphia Vireo 1
45 species observed on the day
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