It was a much better day than I had expected with 74 new birds and 25 recaptures of 18 different species. The weather forecast did not give any indication that last night's conditions would be favorable for migrating but I awoke this morning to a radar filled with birds. Thanks for the heads up, Cathy! Much of the movement seemed to be inland but there was decent activity along the coast as well. A quick peek at the current radar shows heavy migration occurring along the coast right now so I predict that we will have a pretty good day tomorrow.
NEW BIRDS
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Red-eyed Vireo
3 House Wren
2 Gray-cheeked Thrush
2 Swainson's Thrush
16 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Waterthrush
2 Tennessee Warbler
28 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
4 Black-throated Blue Warbler
2 Palm Warbler (Western)
1 Prairie Warbler
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Northern Cardinal
6 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 House Wren
1 Swainson's Thrush
14 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Common Yellowthroat
1 Northern Cardinal
2 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of New Birds: 74
# of Recaptures: 25
# of Species: 18
Effort: 106.9 net-hours
Capture Rate: 92.6 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 20
BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Mattie VandenBoom
Libby Natola
William Oakley
