Happy Halloween!

There was a slight change of pace today with 67 new birds and 9 recaptures made up of 12 species.  Little flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers kept us occupied for some of the morning with 35 of them being banded.  We also had a good number of Ruby-crowned Kinglets with 8 being banded and 1 recaptured making them the number two species banded today.   

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (after hatch year, male)

The forecast for tomorrow looks a little iffy at this point.  A cold front moving through overnight will bring cooler temperatures and strong wind.  The strong wind will likely limit the number of nets that we are able to open safely.         

NEW BIRDS
8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 Hermit Thrush
7 Common Yellowthroat
1 Northern Parula

2 Palm Warbler (Western)
35 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

1 Eastern Towhee
5 Swamp Sparrow

3 Painted Bunting

RECAPTURES
1 Blue Jay

1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

2 Gray Catbird
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

BANDING STATS
# of New Birds:  67
# of Recaptures:  9
# of Species:  12
Effort:  141.91 net-hours
Capture Rate:  53.6 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  23

BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Matt Zak
William Oakley
Libby Natola
Mattie VandenBoom