The Trend Continues . . .

We banded 12 new birds and had 6 recaptures of 9 different species.  We banded our 5th Eastern Kingbird of the season - a hatch year as evident by the whitish tips to wing coverts and the lack of orange in the crown.   

Eastern Kingbird (HY, sex unknown)

This Common Ground-Dove was a recapture.  He was originally banded last fall on September 9th as an adult (AHY).  This photo really illustrates the amount of rufous on the underside of the wing. 

Common Ground-Dove (AHY, male)

 - Aaron  

NEW BIRDS
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Wren
1 Prairie Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Painted Bunting

RECAPTURES
1 Common Ground-Dove
3 Northern Cardinal
2 Painted Bunting

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  12
# of Recaptures:  6
# of Species: 9
Effort:  105.0 net-hours
Capture Rate: 17.1 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  20