Heavy rain and thunderstorms prevented us from opening the nets at our normal time but we got them opened up around 11:00am. With it raining almost all night long, it wasn't surprising that bird activity was slow. In about 3 hours, we managed to catch 11 new birds and 10 recaptures of 7 different species.
Now that this low pressure system has moved through, cooler temperatures are expected for the next several days. This usually means that we can expect a new wave of birds however the wind forecast for tonight does not look that favorable for migration. I will be interested to see what the radar looks like later tonight.
NEW BIRDS
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Chickadee
3 House Wren
3 Gray Catbird
2 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
8 Gray Catbird
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of New Birds: 11
# of Recaptures: 10
# of Species: 7
Effort: 73.6 net-hours
Capture Rate: 28.5 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 23
BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Mattie VandenBoom
Matt Zak
Libby Natola
