September 30th was a rain out, and no banders will be present at Ruthven on October 1st, which will likely also be a rain out.

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September 29th
A cold front originating in the north and expected to hit our area by midweek has encouraged migrants to (finally) begin moving. Amongst the catch today was a rather portly Blackpoll Warbler that tipped the scales at 19.5g! The average for most of the Blackpolls we’ve been catching is about 13.0g.

The mosquito situation continues to be ludicrous. A cold snap should reduce their numbers but in the meantime I think we should invest in a mobile blood transfusion unit for the banders.

Banded: 63
Golden-Crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 5
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-Throated Green Warbler 3
Northern Parula 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
American Goldfinch 1
Nashville Warbler 5
Brown Creeper 1
Black-Throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-Capped Chickadee 1
Blackpoll Warbler 12
Black-and-White Warbler 1
Yellow-Rumped Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-Eyed Vireo 2
Song Sparrow 4
White-Throated Sparrow 6
Grey Catbird 2
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 1

Retrapped: 7
American Goldfinch 1
Black-Throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-Capped Chickadee 2
Song Sparrow 1
Grey Catbird 2 (one of which has put on 4.6g in 4 days)

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