We banded 17 new birds and had 12 recaptures of 13 different species. Unlike most mornings bird activity seemed to increase after 9:00am. Usually, the first two hours after sunrise are the most productive but not today. There was a pretty good "dew load" on the vegetation this morning making everything wet. Maybe the birds were waiting to things to dry out a bit before they started foraging for food.
- Aaron
NEW BIRDS
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 "Traill's" Flycatcher
4 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Prothonotary Warbler
1 Prairie Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
4 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
1 Common Ground-Dove
3 White-eyed Vireo
1 Veery
2 Northern Mockingbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
3 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 17
# of Recaptures: 12
# of Species: 13
Effort: 100.0 net-hours
Capture Rate: 29.0 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 20
