It was a cold start to the morning. The thermometer at the lab read 3 degrees, and there was patchy frost on the ground and on net 4!

Bird activity was less notable than the previous few days, but diversity remains good. Cedar Waxwing numbers continue to build, and they should soon be descending in the bushes to feast on the plentiful grapes. No new birds for the season were encountered.

The non birding highlight of the day came in the form of a Grey Treefrog that decided to spend its morning in the banding lab.

New Birds = 19
Tennessee Warbler – 2
Wilson’s Warbler – 1
Nashville Warbler – 1
Blackpoll Warbler – 1
Eastern Wood Pewee – 2
House Wren – 1
Chipping Sparrow – 2
Red-eyed Vireo – 2
House Finch – 1
Cedar Waxwing – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch – 1
Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1
Northern Cardinal – 1
American Robin – 2

Recaptures = 10
House Wren – 1
Black-capped Chickadee – 1
Chipping Sparrow – 1
Northern Cardinal – 1
Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1
Swainson’s Thrush – 1
Grey Catbird – 2
Eastern Tufted Titmouse – 1
American Goldfinch – 1

Census = 30 species
Daily Species Total = 49

Fall Banding Total = 173
2013 Banding Total = 2851

Matt Timpf

Grey Treefrog that spent the morning in the banding lab.

Nashville Warbler