Sunday September 16. 199 new bands of 38 species; 33 recaps; new species Blue-headed Vireo, Bicknell’s Thrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, Savannah Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco. It’s a fantastic day of banding with great variety. Bird of the day is White-throated Sparrow with 59 banded. We band 16 warbler species including 24 Magnolia Warblers.

Monday September 17. 100 new bands of 22 species; 20 recaps. We welcome guest bander Paul Taillie and scribe Mike Palermo to the station for the week. We do some repair work on our elevated net poles … with at least 10 hands required!

Tuesday September 18. 91 new bands of 23 species; 30 recaps. Bird of the day is White-throated Sparrow with 29 banded, but we also band 20 Swainson’s Thrush.

Wednesday September 19. 75 new bands of 19 species; 39 recaps; new species Hairy Woodpecker. It’s a Delaney and Rowan day, and Betsy enjoys a long walk on the beach, while the crew bands.

Thursday September 20. 146 new of 27 species; 38 recaps; new species Golden-crowned Kinglet, Northern Parula, Western Palm Warbler and House Finch. We banded 65 White-throated Sparrows but also a nice variety of warblers including the first Northern Parula of the season. Sue Evans mends nets for us after the morning rush is over.

Friday September 21. 181 new of 27 species; 24 recaps; new species Scarlet Tanager and Eastern White-crowned Sparrow. Another great day with 71 White-throated Sparrows banded along with 10 species of warblers – but the beautiful female Scarlet Tanager makes our day! Dave Mathiason joins us for the afternoon banding with the RIT students taking the bander training course.

Saturday September 22. 36 new of 13 species. It’s a disappointing day, with almost more visitors than birds! We enjoy students of Mark Deutschlander from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Six Cub Scouts and their Dads work hard all morning doing habitat maintenance.

Note: BIC = "bander-in-charge"