We had good day of banding with 106 new birds and 21 recaptures of 13 different species. Yellow-rumped Warblers dominated with 86 banded. Highlights included the 5th Red-breasted Nuthatch, the 2nd Field Sparrow, and the 3rd Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the season!
We also had another slew of migrants that had been banded in previous years:
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler (2/19/10, 3/24/10, 11/08/10, 2/17/11, 3/7/11, 11/11/11, 11/25/11)
1 Eastern Towhee (4/13/11)
NEW BIRDS
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Hermit Thrush
2 Gray Catbird
86 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Palm Warbler (Western)
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Eastern Towhee
1 Field Sparrow
5 Swamp Sparrow
RECAPTURES
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Carolina Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Hermit Thrush
5 Gray Catbird
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Song Sparrow
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 106
# of Recaptures: 21
# of Species: 13
Effort: 91.8 net-hours
Capture Rate: 138.3 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 17
