The impressive total of 138 birds banded on these three days, Friday May 8 through Sunday May 10, would have been even more impressive if we hadn't been all but shut down completely by bad weather on Saturday, and had more than a partial day to band on Sunday (curtailed due to an afternoon commitment). As a result, there are more photo highlights in this installment. Who could resist these colors?
Banding highlights from Friday, May 8, included a very good number of Veeries, six to be exact, which may be a record number banded for one day here. One of the Veeries had a large, engorged tick on its neck, which I removed to be sent to a researcher studying the dispersal of Lyme Disease.
Among the 9 species of warbler banded today, among the most interesting, or at least most colorful, included a Chestnut-sided...
...a Black-throated Green...
...and my favorite, Magnolia Warbler.
The third White-eyed Vireo of the spring was not as unexpected as it might have been, since this species seems to be everywhere, and in greater numbers this spring.
Interesting birds observed but not banded included a Worm-eating Warbler singing from the swamp near the Upland Nets. Unfortunately we didn't catch him. We also observed Chimney Swifts, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Marsh Wren, Tennessee, Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, Palm, and Black-and-white Warblers.
Banding highlights from Saturday, May 9, included, well...nothing. We were only able to get 9 of the 13 nets open, and then only for less than two hours as first we got rain, then very strong winds. Very little of interest was observed, though we did see a Common Loon fly over and there was a Sora calling in the marsh, and the first Wilson's Warbler of the season singing next to the cars.
Banding highlights from Sunday, May 10, included the first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (2) of the season, obviously a big highlight for me.
Banding highlights from Sunday, May 10, included the first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (2) of the season, obviously a big highlight for me.
Also, the first Wood Thrushes (2) of the spring were banded today.
As on Friday, 9 species of warbler were banded today in a similar mixture, but with the first Palm Warbler of the season as well as some unexpectedly late Yellow-rumped Warblers. But in this season of warblers, sparrows provided highlights as well, with a nice White-crowned Sparrow today, a species we don't often catch.
And Lincoln's Sparrows continue to move through in small numbers. While last week's installment also had a photo of this species, I can't resist posting another as it is one of my favorite sparrow species.
Interesting birds observed but not banded included large flocks of swallows, including several Northern Rough-winged and Bank, and large numbers of Tree and Barn, with groups of Chimney Swifts mixed in at times. A Golden-winged Warbler was singing briefly very early in the morning but apparently didn't stick around. Other interesting warblers observed included Northern Parula, Cape May (very low in the trees), Blackburnian (at least 3), and Blackpoll. A Scarlet Tanager was "chick-burr"-ing from near the Upland Nets for part of the morning, and Baltimore Orioles were numerous and conspicuous.
A non-avian highlight of Sunday morning was the beautiful moon-set over Lake St. Clair at 6 a.m.
Many thanks to the volunteer assistants who made banding on these three days possible: Terri Chapdelaine, Andrea Charlebois, Chris Charlebois, Jean Gramlich, and Renee Render,.
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Banding Data:
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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:19 a.m.
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:15
Hours Open: 7.25
No. of Nets: 5.00-13.25
Net Hours: 88.188
Temperature (F): 60-72
Sky: 50-80% cloud cover
Wind: SW @ 3-5 mph
Barometer: 29.80 - 29.78
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 68 (plus 17 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 32
Capture Rate: 97.5 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Jean Gramlich, Renee Render
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:19 a.m.
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:15
Hours Open: 7.25
No. of Nets: 5.00-13.25
Net Hours: 88.188
Temperature (F): 60-72
Sky: 50-80% cloud cover
Wind: SW @ 3-5 mph
Barometer: 29.80 - 29.78
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 68 (plus 17 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 32
Capture Rate: 97.5 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Jean Gramlich, Renee Render
Downy Woodpecker - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Warbling Vireo - 1
Blue Jay - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 1 recaptured]
House Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Veery - 6
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2
American Robin - 3
Gray Catbird - 2
Nashville Warbler - 2
Yellow Warbler - 12 (plus 5 recaptured)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 5
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 2
[Song Sparrow - 2 recaptured]
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 10 (plus 1 recaptured)
White-throated Sparrow - 5
[Northern Cardinal - 1 recaptured]
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 (plus 2 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Common Grackle - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
[Baltimore Oriole - 2 recaptured]
[American Goldfinch - 3 recaptured]
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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:17 a.m.
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 7:45 (rain and high winds forced early closure)
Hours Open: 1.75
No. of Nets: 5.00-8.75
Net Hours: 11.563
Temperature (F): 60-62
Sky: 70-100% cloud cover
Wind: S-W @ 3-5-25 mph
Barometer: 29.62 - 29.59
Precipitation: Rain (forced early closure)
No. Banded: 6 (plus 4 recaptured)
No. of Species: 5
Capture Rate: 86.5 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Andrea Charlebois, Chris Charlebois
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Yellow Warbler - 3 (plus 3 recaptured)
[Song Sparrow - 1 recaptured]
Swamp Sparrow - 1
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SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2009
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:16 a.m.
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 10:30
Hours Open: 4.75
No. of Nets: 5.00-13.25
Net Hours: 55.438
Temperature (F): 48-61
Sky: 40-50% cloud cover
Wind: WNW @ 5-7-10 mph
Barometer: 30.14 - 30.16
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 70 (plus 19 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 28
Capture Rate: 164.1 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Terri Chapdelaine
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:16 a.m.
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 10:30
Hours Open: 4.75
No. of Nets: 5.00-13.25
Net Hours: 55.438
Temperature (F): 48-61
Sky: 40-50% cloud cover
Wind: WNW @ 5-7-10 mph
Barometer: 30.14 - 30.16
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 70 (plus 19 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 28
Capture Rate: 164.1 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Terri Chapdelaine
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
[Downy Woodpecker - 2 recaptured]
Warbling Vireo - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
House Wren - 2 (plus 1 recaptured)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Veery - 2
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Wood Thrush - 2
Gray Catbird - 4
Nashville Warbler - 4
Yellow Warbler - 16 (plus 6 recaptured)
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
[Song Sparrow - 3 recaptured]
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 7 (plus 1 recaptured)
White-throated Sparrow - 7 (plus 1 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
[Northern Cardinal - 1 recaptured]
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 (plus 1 recaptured)
Common Grackle - 1
[Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 recaptured]
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