Metro Beach banding station report - May 24 & 26, 2012

Late season migrants including certain warbler species as well as Empidonax flycatchers were banded these two days, as expected. Thrushes, other than Hermit, have had a very poor showing so far this spring, with Gray-cheeked absent so far (though the only ones banded last spring were on May 31). The weather cooperated nicely on the 24th and we dodged rain most of the day on the 26th, having to close the nets for a little over an hour in late morning. Late in the season I also expect to catch the first hatch-year birds of the year, but the two species involved this week were not the expected one; no young American Robins banded yet. Perhaps next week.

Thank you to the following banding assistants, without whom banding could not have been conducted on these two days: Terri Chapdelaine, Brandon Charlebois, Jacob Charlebois, Stevie Kuroda, Dave Lancaster, Marie McGee, Steve Mangas, Tom Schlack, Edie Schmitz, Bruce Watson, and Blanche Wicke.

Highlights of the 41 birds banded on Thursday, May 24 included two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and the first of the unexpected hatch-year birds, a European Starling. Most banding stations release this species unbanded, but the protocol of my predecessor (Ellie Cox, recently deceased), was to band them, so I do too.

Hatch-year European Starling

Males of many species precede females in migration, in order to claim the best territories. So when females start showing up, it is an indication that the migration is winding down. Magnolia Warblers have a more prolonged spring migration than many other warblers, with individuals showing up in early May and sometimes with females as late as early June.


After second-year female Magnolia Warbler













A single Nashville Warbler, which is mainly an earlier migrant, was a surprise today. Mourning Warblers are typically late migrants, and I have not banded one earlier than May 14. Today's efforts netted both male and female Mourning Warblers.


Second-year male Mourning Warbler



Second-year female Mourning Warbler

And the second hatch-year captured today was a stubby-looking Common Grackle. Their eyes start out dark and gradually turn yellow over the course of several months; a few have darkish eyes even into April of the following year.


Hatch-year Common Grackle













Interesting birds observed but not banded included a singing Willow Flycatcher out in the field, two Marsh Wrens in the cattails out beyond the Field Nets, a persistently singing American Redstart that stayed very high up in the trees, and a briefly seen White-crowned Sparrow which was a bit tardy.

Highlights of the 60 birds banded on Saturday, May 26 included a recaptured Eastern Wood-Pewee that I banded here as an after hatch-year on August 23, 2009. I believe this is the first returnee I've ever had of this species. Another unbanded pewee was also in the nets today.

After hatch-year Eastern Wood-Pewee

It was a good day for Empidonax flycatchers, with 11 individuals captured, which included 4 that keyed out to Alder, 3 that keyed out to Willow, 2 that had to be left as "Traill's", and a "Traill's" recapture that had been banded earlier this spring.


After hatch-year Alder Flycatcher













Relatively easier to identify was a single Least Flycatcher. An often cited field mark for this species is the "notched" tail, which this individual did show. But in my experience, only about 25% of Least's I've banded show it. In-hand, it is easier to assess the smaller size, big grayish head with bold white eye ring contrasting with an olive back, and dirty white throat (Willow/Alder always have clean white throats).


After hatch-year Least Flycatcher














After hatch-year Least Flycatcher













Cedar Waxwings were captured again today, which is unusual for this locale in spring. Sexing these birds can be a little tricky. Birds lacking red waxy tips on the secondaries are females, but two today both had 7 waxy tips on each wing, but one was male and one was female.

After hatch-year Cedar Waxwing, waxy tips

A better way to sex them is by the amount of black on the chin and throat, with males having more and females having less.


After hatch-year male Cedar Waxwing














After hatch-year female Cedar Waxwing













Two more Mourning Warblers were banded today, and this nice male just had to make the photo highlights. It looks like he's singing, but actually he's just waiting for me to put my finger near him so he can bite it. Again.


After second-year male Mourning Warbler













Wilson's Warblers typically peak in their migration in late May, and today's 7 banded was the most so far, which included mostly males but a couple of females as well.


After second-year male Wilson's Warbler














Second-year female Wilson's Warbler

It was odd hearing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing in the banding area today, as they probably don't breed here and we haven't heard one for at least two weeks. The one we caught may or may not have been one in the same. This male was easily aged as second-year by the clearly contrasting wing feathers, with juvenile brown mixed in with adult black, as well as the incompletely black head.


Second-year male Rose-breasted Grosbeak













Interesting birds observed but not banded today included a Spotted Sandpiper that came within 5 feet of being the first of its species banded here (just flew over the top of the Field Nets), a briefly calling Sora, and what was probably that same American Redstart from Thursday singing high in the trees, managing to avoid getting caught again!

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Banding Data
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THURSDAY, May 24, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:03
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:00
Hours Open: 7.0
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 87.50
Temperature (F): 63-79
Cloud Cover: 10-0%
Wind: SE @ 3-5-7 mph
Barometer: 29.96-29.95
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 41 (plus 14 recaptured)
No. of Species: 18
Capture Rate: 62.9 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.00 hours, 5:00-15:00): Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas, Marie McGee, Tom Schlack.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
"Traill's" Flycatcher - 1
Warbling Vireo - 1
American Robin - 2 (plus 2 recaptured)
Gray Catbird - 1
European Starling - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 5 (plus 6 recaptured)
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Mourning Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 10
Common Grackle - 3 (plus 1 recaptured)
Baltimore Oriole - 1
American Goldfinch - 4 (plus 1 recaptured)

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SATURDAY, May 26, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:02
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 12:45 (brief rain at close)
Hours Open: 5.75 (closed for rain, 8:45-10:00)
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 70.625
Temperature (F): 64-64
Cloud Cover: 100-90-100%
Wind: NW-SE @ 5-7-10 mph
Barometer: 30.20-30.26
Precipitation: Intermittent rain
No. Banded: 60 (plus 12 recaptured and 3 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 19
Capture Rate: 106.2 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.0 hours, 5:00-14:00): Terri Chapdelaine, Brandon Charlebois (6.5 hrs), Jacob Charlebois, Stevie Kuroda (2 hrs), Edie Schmitz (6 hrs), Bruce Watson (2 hrs), Blanche Wicke.

Downy Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Alder Flycatcher - 4
Willow Flycatcher - 3
"Traill's" Flycatcher - 2 (plus 1 recaptured)
Least Flycatcher - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 1 recaptured]
Swainson's Thrush - 1
American Robin - 3
[Gray Catbird - 1 recaptured]
Cedar Waxwing - 3
[Yellow Warbler - 2 recaptured]
Mourning Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 4 (plus 2 recaptured)
Wilson's Warbler - 7
[Song Sparrow - 2 recaptured]
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 10 (plus 2 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Common Grackle - 14 (plus 2 released unbanded)
American Goldfinch - 2

Metro Beach banding station report - May 12-19, 2012

The number of birds banded on three days this past week (May 12, 14 & 19) was lower than the previous week but there was still good diversity and some interesting highlights, as well as a couple of interesting recaptures. A total of 152 birds were banded over the three days. The weather was generally good - perhaps too good as no strong systems came through to hold up migration or cause fallout conditions. While this may be disappointing for birders, it is probably good news for migrating birds.

Many thanks to the volunteers who made banding on these three days possible: John Bieganowski, Corey Braden, Jacob Charlebois, Stevie Kuroda, Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas, Tom Schlack, Edie Schmitz, Bruce Watson, Judi Wade, and Blanche Wicke.

Highlights of the 52 birds banded on Saturday, May 12 included the first Alder Flycatcher of the season, which was keyed out to species after "running the numbers" at home in the evening.


After hatch-year Alder Flycatcher













Swamp Sparrows were big news last week as they were clearly peaking in migration, as well as resident nesting individuals arriving. This week there were fewer of them, but the number banded for the spring went well past 200, which is a record by a considerable margin.


After hatch-year Swamp Sparrow













Another sparrow captured today was truly a highlight; this Savannah Sparrow was only the 5th ever banded at this station, and the 4th since 2004. It is interesting to see that the tertials on this species are nearly as long as the primaries, a characteristic shared by the pipits which are also generally open country birds.


After hatch-year Savannah Sparrow



After hatch-year Savannah Sparrow













Interesting birds observed but not banded included two flyover Common Loons early in the morning, the first Eastern Wood-Pewee of the spring, singing Willow and Least Flycatchers, and several warblers that were not banded: Tennessee, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Black-and-white, American Redstart, and a singing Mourning Warbler. A male Scarlet Tanager was high in the trees over the banding area.

Highlights of the 37 birds banded on Monday, May 14 included two Ruby-throated Hummingbird, another Alder Flycatcher, and the first Swainson's Thrush of the spring. Thrushes have been either late or in low numbers so far this spring.


Second-year Swainson's Thrush













Among the warblers banded today were a single Black-throated Green Warbler.

Second-year female
Black-throated Green Warbler

And the first Mourning Warbler of the spring was captured today.


After second-year male Mourning Warbler













After an unusually early individual a couple weeks ago, Wilson's Warblers were banded again today closer to their expected migration period.


After hatch-year male Wilson's Warbler













Interesting birds observed but not banded included two Spotted Sandpipers which flew over the banding area; they typically stay well away preferring the lakeshore to the marsh. A single Marsh Wren was heard singing from the cattails beyond the Field Nets, and there was a similar mix of warblers to Saturday but with the addition of Black-throated Blue and the first Canada of the spring.

Highlights of the 63 birds banded, and 24 recaptured, on Saturday, May 19 included a recaptured female Ruby-throated Hummingbird that was banded here in 2010. As this site is primarily a migration site with low numbers of breeding hummingbirds, very few "returns" are expected and indeed this is only the second one since 2004.


After hatch-year "returnee"
Ruby-throated Hummingbird banded in 2010














Another interesting returnee was a female Hairy Woodpecker that was originally banded in 2004 as an after second-year, making her at least 11 years old. She was also recaptured again just last fall. Perhaps we should name her, since she's been around so long?


After 10th year female Hairy Woodpecker













A nice male Eastern Kingbird was only the 4th ever banded here, the 3rd in spring. He cooperated nicely in showing his usually concealed red crown patch.


After hatch-year male Eastern Kingbird













The Red-eyed Vireo is a fairly common species, but since 2004 numbers banded have been much lower than in the 1989-1999 period, and today's was the first in spring since 1996 when 10 were banded.

After hatch-year Red-eyed Vireo

Swallows are infrequently captured here, so a Tree Swallow and four Northern Rough-winged Swallows were unexpected. Thrush numbers ticked up slightly with 3 Veeries and 4 Swainson's Thrushes. Cedar Waxwings seem to have been quite scarce in a lot of areas of Michigan this past winter, and they did migrate farther south than they usually do into the Neotropics. Numbers of migrants have only recently been noted in the banding area, so today's capture was a pleasant surprise.

After hatch-year female Cedar Waxwing

Typically among the earlier migrants, single Nashville and a nice Chestnut-sided were captured today.


After second-year male
Chestnut-sided Warbler














Another Mourning Warbler was banded today, which is typically a later migrant, as is the Canada Warbler which today was represented by the first two banded this spring.

After second-year male Canada Warbler



Second-year male Canada Warbler













Interesting birds observed but not banded included a Black-billed Cuckoo that appeared very near the banding station in the early afternoon, a continuing Northern Parula as well as a couple of Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers singing from high in the maples. A Scarlet Tanager sang a couple times around lunch time and was not heard again.

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Banding Data
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SATURDAY, May 12, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:14
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:15
Hours Open: 7.5
No. of Nets: 4.0-13.5
Net Hours: 94.25
Temperature (F): 61-72
Cloud Cover: 100%
Wind: S-SW-NW @ 5-7-10 mph
Barometer: 30.19-30.21
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 52 (plus 9 22ecaptured and 1 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 20
Capture Rate: 79.6 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.25 hours, 5:00-15:15): Corey Braden, Jacob Charlebois (3 hours), Stevie Kuroda, Bruce Watson, Judi Wade.

Alder Flycatcher - 1
Warbling Vireo - 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
[Tufted Titmouse - 1 recaptured]
[American Robin - 1 recaptured]
Gray Catbird - 5
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 10 (plus 11 recaptured)
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 6 (plus 2 recaptured)
SAVANNAH SPARROW - 1
[Song Sparrow - 2 recaptured]
Lincoln's Sparrow - 8
Swamp Sparrow - 2 (plus 2 recaptured)
Red-winged Blackbird - 5 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Common Grackle - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Baltimore Oriole - 3 (plus 2 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 1

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MONDAY, May 14, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:12
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:15
Hours Open: 7.50
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 93.25
Temperature (F): 48-73
Cloud Cover: 10-0%
Wind: Calm-SE @ 0-3-5 mph
Barometer: 30.12-30.05
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 37 (plus 26 recaptured and 3 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 21
Capture Rate: 70.0 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.0 hours, 5:00-15:00): John Bieganowski, Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Alder Flycatcher - 1
[Warbling Vireo - 1 recaptured]
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 (plus 4 recaptured)
Swainson's Thrush - 1
[American Robin - 1 recaptured]
Gray Catbird - 3 (plus 1 recaptured)
Yellow Warbler - 3 (plus 8 recaptured)
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Mourning Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Wilson's Warbler - 3
Song Sparrow - 2 (plus 3 recaptured)
Swamp Sparrow - 4 (plus 2 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 2 (plus 1 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
[Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 recaptured]
Baltimore Oriole - 2 (plus 3 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 2 (plus 1 recaptured)

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SATURDAY, May 19, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:07
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:30
Hours Open: 7.75
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 96.375
Temperature (F): 52-79
Cloud Cover: 5-0%
Wind: Calm-SE @ 0-5 mph
Barometer: 30.13-30.17
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 63 (plus 24 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 31
Capture Rate: 93.4 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.5 hours, 5:00-15:30): Tom Schlack (6.5 hours), Edie Schmitz, Blanche Wicke.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Downy Woodpecker - 1
[Hairy Woodpecker - 1 recaptured]
"Traill's" Flycatcher - 1 banded
EASTERN KINGBIRD - 1
Warbling Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Tree Swallow - 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 4
Veery - 3
Swainson's Thrush - 4
American Robin - 3
Gray Catbird - 1
European Starling - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 1
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler - 6 (plus 11 recaptured)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Mourning Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 4 (plus 4 recaptured)
Wilson's Warbler - 2
Canada Warbler - 2
Song Sparrow - 1 (plus 4 recaptured)
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 6 (plus 2 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
Common Grackle - 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 6 (plus 1 recaptured)

Metro Beach banding station report - May 3-6, 2012

Banding was conducted on three days in the past week, May 3, 5, and 6, and resulted in a fantastic total of more than 400 birds banded, including lots of warblers, one station first, and a station second (and third). The weather was great all three days, with only a trace of rain on May 3. A big push of warblers was evident on all three days, although flycatchers and thrushes seem to be late this year. A record for a single spring day was set at the station on May 5, which was the 10th highest number banded ever (all other dates are in fall). It also included a record number of Swamp Sparrows for a single day. Although fewer birds were banded, May 3 was the busiest day as we opened the nets in the middle of a fallout. We had so many birds by mid-morning that the nets had to be closed in order to catch up. Had I had another bander on-site, and a few more volunteers, we may have been able to keep up...or perhaps not.

Banding could not have been conducted on these three days without the excellent help of the following volunteers: David Boon, Diana Dugall, Wayne Hoch, Dave Lancaster, Tom Schlack, Edie Schmitz, Joan Tisdale, Jude Wade, Blanche Wicke, and Sue Wright.

Highlights of the 128 birds banded on Thursday, May 3 included only the second Solitary Sandpiper to be banded at the station, which was a personal first for me. The first was banded here in spring 1997 by Ellie Cox. Since 2004, Solitary Sandpipers have been seen in the banding area several times, and there was a very near miss when one was almost flushed into a net a couple years ago.


After second-year Solitary Sandpiper



After second-year Solitary Sandpiper

Despite few thrushes, it was a pleasant surprise to catch the season's first Veery today.


After hatch-year Veery













And not one, but two Wood Thrushes were a treat as we sometimes miss them entirely, and have never banded more than two in a spring season.


Second-year Wood Thrush













Rose-breasted Grosbeaks aren't captured very often here, so an adult male was very welcome.


After second-year male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak














The biggest surprise of the day was the station's first ever Clay-colored Sparrow. It was caught out in the Field Nets, which is basically a flooded field transitioning between a swamp woods and cattail marsh, a seemingly unusual habitat for the species.


After hatch-year Clay-colored Sparrow













Interesting birds observed but not banded included a Least Flycatcher, a singing Yellow-throated Vireo, a briefly seen Brown Thrasher, and several warbler species that may have been captured had we been able to keep the nets open longer including: Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Palm, Black-and-white, American Redstart, and Ovenbird. A male Scarlet Tanager flew over the banding area in mid-morning and an Orchard Oriole flew over near the golf course as we were leaving the park.

Highlights of the 174 birds banded on Saturday, May 5 included the first Ruby-throated Hummingbird of the season, as expected an adult male.

After hatch-year male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

There was a clear influx of Least Flycatchers today, with a total of four banded. Normally this species arrives the last week of April.

After hatch-year Least Flycatcher

There was also an influx of Warbling Vireos which are typically banded in low numbers in spring.


After hatch-year Warbling Vireo













Swallows are infrequently captured most years, so in additon to one Tree Swallow, the first Northern Rough-winged Swallow of the season was less expected.


After hatch-year female
Northern Rough-winged Swallow














Another Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, this one a female, brought the season's total to two which has never been exceeded in any year.

After hatch-year female
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Today was the first day with any significant number of warblers seen or banded, and the 12 species banded included my favorite warbler, one Magnolia.

Second-year male Magnolia Warbler

Two Palm Warblers were more than we typically see in spring on a single day.


After hatch-year Palm Warbler













Four Black-and-white Warblers was a welcome increase from the low numbers of the past three spring season. All of them today were females, even though there were several males singing in the area.


After second-year female
Black-and-white Warbler














Most surprising was a very early male Wilson's Warbler.


After hatch-year male Wilson's Warbler













Sparrows were captured in good numbers today with a near-record of 11 Lincoln's, a record 68 Swamp, and the first White-crowned Sparrow of the season. White-crowns are very infrequent in the wet tangles in the banding area, preferring instead the open lawns and feeders near the nature center.


After hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow













And the first Baltimore Orioles of the season dropped into our nets, including five banded in previous years.

After second-year male Baltimore Oriole

Interesting birds observed but not banded included a Great Crested Flycatcher, an Eastern Kingbird outside the banding area, the season's first Swainson's Thrush singing right next to where we were parked, a Northern Parula, two Blackburnian Warblers, a Black-throated Blue Warbler and an American Redstart. A Rusty Blackbird was a little late, and after we closed the station I went to see a female Yellow-headed Blackbird which I found farther out on the point than where it was earlier in the day.

Highlights of the 109 birds banded on Sunday, May 6 included another male Ruby-throated Hummingbird and, most surprisingly, another Solitary Sandpiper.


After second-year Solitary Sandpiper













This one was more cooperative for photos, allowing good close-ups of its head pattern.

After second-year Solitary Sandpiper

It was another good day for banding warblers, with one very nice Black-throated Green following on yesterday's first of the season.

Second-year male
Black-throated Green Warbler

Three more Black-and-white Warblers today included two males.


After second-year male
Black-and-white Warbler














The 200th Swamp Sparrow of the spring was banded today, which is about 60 more than the previous record and there's three more weeks of banding to go!

Interesting birds observed but not banded included a flyover Green Heron, both Virginia Rails and Soras calling nearby, and the first local Red-eyed Vireo of the spring.

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Banding Data
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THURSDAY, May 3, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:25
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 9:00
Hours Open: 3.0
No. of Nets: 4.0-13.5
Net Hours: 30.75
Temperature (F): 57-75
Cloud Cover: 80-40%
Wind: Calm-SE-SW @ 0-3-7 mph
Barometer: 29.38-29.32
Precipitation: Trace @ 8:45
No. Banded: 128 (plus 9 recaptured and 4 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 24
Capture Rate: 458.5 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.0 hours, 5:00-15:00): David Boon, Wayne Hoch (2 hours), Tom Schlack.

SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 1
[Northern Flicker - 1 released unbanded]
[Tufted Titmouse - 1 recaptured]
House Wren - 3
Veery - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2
Wood Thrush - 2
American Robin - 2
Gray Catbird - 9
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 2 (plus 2 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 5
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 4
Swamp Sparrow - 39 (plus 1 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
White-throated Sparrow - 28
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 15
Common Grackle - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 4 (plus 2 recaptured)
Baltimore Oriole - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)

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SATURDAY, May 5, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:22
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:30
Hours Open: 7.75
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 96.375
Temperature (F): 54-72
Cloud Cover: 100049%
Wind: NE @ 7-10 mph
Barometer: 29.39-29.44
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 174 (plus 26 recaptured and 3 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 32
Capture Rate: 210.6 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.5 hours, 5:00-15:30): Dave Lancaster, Edie Schmitz, Judi Wade, Blanche Wicke.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Least Flycatcher - 4
Warbling Vireo - 4
Tree Swallow - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
House Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Hermit Thrush - 3 (plus 2 released unbanded)
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 4
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 7 (plus 5 recaptured)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 13
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 2
Black-and-white Warbler - 4
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 6 (plus 1 recaptured)
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 11 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Swamp Sparrow - 68 (plus 3 recaptured)
White-throated Sparrow - 14
White-crowned Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 5 (plus 5 recaptured)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 (plus 5 recaptured)
Baltimore Oriole - 1 (plus 5 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 6 (plus 1 recaptured)

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SUNDAY, May 6, 2012
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:21
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:45
Hours Open: 7.75
No. of Nets: 4.5-13.5
Net Hours: 96.375
Temperature (F): 50-70
Cloud Cover: 80-40-100%
Wind: WNW @ 3-5-7 mph
Barometer: 30.16-30.12
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 109 (plus 36 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 31
Capture Rate: 152.5 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 10.5 hours, 5:00-15:30): Diana Dugall, Joan Tisdale, Sue Wright.

SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
[Downy Woodpecker - 1 recaptured]
Warbling Vireo - 2
Tree Swallow - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2
[Black-capped Chickadee - 1 recaptured]
House Wren - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)
Gray Catbird - 2
Yellow Warbler - 10 (plus 5 recaptured)
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 3 (plus 1 recaptured)
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (plus 2 recaptured)
Common Yellowthroat - 4 (plus 1 recaptured)
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 30 (plus 13 recaptured)
White-throated Sparrow - 12
Red-winged Blackbird - 9 (plus 2 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Common Grackle - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Baltimore Oriole - 3 (plus 6 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
American Goldfinch - 1