FOS: Philadelphia Vireo and Gray-cheeked Thrush

We had a very good day of banding with 115 new birds and 13 recaptures of 20 different species.  This is the first time this season that we have hit 20 species captured in a day!  Hightlights included first-of-the-season Philadelphia Vireo and Gray-cheeked Thrush.

Philadelphia Vireo (HY, sex unknown)

- Aaron
   

NEW BIRDS
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Philadelphia Vireo
2 White-eyed Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 House Wren
2 Swainson's Thrush
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
12 Gray Catbird
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Palm Warbler (Western)
3 Prairie Warbler
2 Black-and-White Warbler
8 American Redstart
72 Common Yellowthroat
1 Northern Waterthrush

RECAPTURES
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
4 Gray Catbird
1 American Redstart
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Painted Bunting
2 Northern Cardinal

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  115
# of Recaptures:  13
# of Species:  20
Effort:  104.0 net-hours
Capture Rate:  123.1 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  20