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Banding Summary:
Week of October 9, 2005 |
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Sunday October 9. 341 new, 35 recaps, 26 species; new species Chipping Sparrow. An outstanding banding day! Congratulations to the successful NABC Trainer candidates Sue Finnegan from Brewster, MA, Anthony Hill from S. Hadley, MA and David Okines from Williamson, Ontario. And congratulations to successful Bander candidates Annie Lindsay from Ligonier, PA and Fall 2004 Research Assistant Peter Doherty from Sharon Springs, NY. Many NABC evaluation participants stay around to help us band. Bird of the day is definitely Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 104 banded!!! A very late Least Flycatcher is a surprise.
Monday October 10. 370 new, 39 recaps, 29 species; new species Rusty Blackbird and House Finch. It’s another great day with a super-efficient crew. There are 136 White-throated Sparrows banded but also a nice variety of warblers including one each of Nashville, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Western Palm, Blackpoll and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Tuesday October 11. 210 new, 43 recaps, 24 species. Another day of 200+ birds banded as we dodge showers that, for the most part, stay south and east of us. Four Purple Finches are a surprise. Top three species of the day are 64 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 57 White-throated Sparrows, and 33 Hermit Thrushes.
Wednesday October 12. 268 new, 71 recaps, 24 species. It’s a banner food day with Betsy’s home-made croissants and Linda’s amazing peach cheesecake! But we need the calories to keep up with 110 Ruby-crowned Kinglets! We enjoy hearing about Joanna Klima’s raven research in Alaska. We try for Saw-whet Owls at night, but have no luck.
Thursday October 13. 316 new, 71 recaps, 31 species. This is our sixth day in a row of 200+ birds banded! The top five species of the day are 68 White-throated Sparrows, 48 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 38 Hermit Thrush, 36 Yellow-rumped Warblers, and 35 Golden-crowned Kinglets.
Friday October 14. 186 new, 51 recaps, 21 species. We set up the nets in morning fog, with a loon calling from the lake. A hard-to-catch Eastern Towhee is the first bird of the day. We start taking down some of our nets - the season is beginning to wind down. We finally admit that the anticipated chickadee irruption has already peaked. This is the first day that Golden-crowned Kinglets outnumber Ruby-crowned 26-20. Bird of the day is White-throated Sparrow, with 68 banded.
Saturday October 15. 49 new, 12 species. BIC Bob McKinney, assisted by Pat Lovallo and Chita, enjoy the early morning action, but a cold front comes through in mid-morning and cleans out all the birds from the area.
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