It’s the last day of Summer! Feels more like the middle of Summer to me…..as have the last 4 days. I’ve seen only one tree changing colour – a Red Maple down along the Carolinian Trail. This sort of weather doesn’t give any impetus to bird migration – it’s not chasing them out of the north country. The birds are just sauntering along, taking their time, no need to rush. Consequently, we haven’t been banding a lot of birds; we’ve had a nice blend with a few cool ones blended in (Connecticut Warbler, Northern Parulas) but, on the whole, it’s been a “relaxed” pace.
September 17th; Banded 16:
1 Eastern Wood Pewee
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 Blue-headed Vireo
4 Red-eyed Vireos
2 Tennessee Warblers
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Magnolia Warbler
2 Blackpoll Warblers
1 American Goldfinch
ET’s: 44 spp.
September 18th; Banded 30:
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatches
1 Gray-cheeked thrush
1 Swainson’s Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
3 Philadelphia Vireos
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
7 Blackpoll Warblers
1 Wilson’s Warbler
1 Connecticut Warbler
1 Song Sparrow
1 Purple Finch
2 American Goldfinches
ET’s: 47 spp.
September 19th; Banded 22:
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Gray-cheeked thrush
1 Swainson’s Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
3 Philadelphia Vireos
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Magnolia Warblers
1 Bay-breasted Warbler
3 Blackpoll Warblers
2 Common Yellowthroats
1 Wilson’s Warbler
3 White-throated Sparrows
ET’s: 39 spp.
September 20th; Banded 33:
1 Eastern Wood Pewee
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 House Wren
5 Swainson’s Thrushes
1 Gray Catbird
2 Blue-headed Vireos
1 Philadelphia Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Tennessee Warbler
2 Nashville Warblers
2 Northern Parulas
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Magnolia Warblers
3 Blackpoll Warblers
1 Northern Waterthrush
2 Common Yellowthroats
4 Song Sparrows
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
ET’s: 53 spp.
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