Sunday, August 17, 2014

Louisiana Waterthrush

Conditions  were very similar to yesterday (hot and humid with southerly winds) and as a consequence, we had very similar banding results.  We banded 26 new birds and had 9 recaptures of 9 different species.  We banded the first Brown Thrasher of the season, and the first (and quite possibly the last) Louisiana Waterthrush of the season!  I was hoping to catch a Northern Waterthrush to show the differences between these two look-a-like waterthrush species, but they just were not around today.  Next time I get Northern Waterthrush, I will do a post of their differences.

-Aaron

Louisiana Waterthrush (HY, sex unknown)

Great Crested Flycatcher (AHY, sex unknown)
  

NEW BIRDS
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Carolina Wren
1 Brown Thrasher
7 Prairie Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Louisiana Waterthrush
6 Painted Bunting
7 Northern Cardinal

RECAPTURES
2 Carolina Chickadee
1 Carolina Wren
2 Painted Bunting
4 Northern Cardinal

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  26
# of Recaptures:  9
# of Species:  9
Effort:  115.0 net-hours
Capture Rate:  30.4 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  20

BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given