Winds today blew in a new species

Today was a gusty day, with winds over 20 mph.  We were only able to open 15 nets and had to close more as the day went on.  However, we got some nice birds despite the short day.  Another Sharp-shinned Hawk showed up, as well as our third White-throated Sparrow.

We also got a first-of-season, an American Robin.

Hatch-year female American Robin

Hopefully the winds will die down by tomorrow and some more robins will show up.

-Vicki

NEW BIRDS
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 American Robin
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Eastern Towhee
1 White-throated Sparrow

RECAPTURES
1 Brown Thrasher

BANDING STATS
# of birds banded: 14
# of recaptures: 1
# of species: 6
Effort: 28.8 net-hours
Capture Rate: 52.1 birds/100 net-hours
# of nets: 15