Banding could not have been conducted at this site on these 5 days without the able assistance of the following volunteers: Jacob Charlebois, Mike Charlebois, Terri Chapdelaine, Jean Gramlich, Stevie Kuroda, Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas, Renee Render, Tom Schlack, Michelle Serreyn, Bruce Watson, and Blanche Wicke.
Highlights of the 94 birds banded on Thursday, September 5 included 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and 2 Eastern Wood-Pewees. The first Swainson's Thrushes (3) of the season were captured today. Many fall seasons they have arrived in mid-August and sometimes earlier.
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| Hatch-year Swainson's Thrush |
Among the 27 warblers of 11 species banded today were the season's first American Redstart, Wilson's Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, and Chestnut-sided Warbler.
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| Hatch-year male American Redstart |
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| Hatch-year female Wilson's Warbler |
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| Hatch-year Blackpoll Warbler |
The hatch-year male Chestnut-sided Warbler below was sexed based on the presence of chestnut on the flanks, not visible in the photo. The head pattern of this species in the fall is really quite distinctive, with a greenish-yellow crown, an all gray cheek, and a white eye ring.
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| Hatch-year male Chestnut-sided Warbler |
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| Hatch-year male Chestnut-sided Warbler |
The Common Yellowthroat is a common nesting species in the marsh adjacent to the banding area, which allows their molt to be observed in some detail. The bird below is an adult male that has completed its post-breeding molt and the black mask is heavily "veiled" by pale feather tips that will wear off during the winter, revealing a more extensive black mask.
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| After hatch-year male Common Yellowthroat |
Interesting birds observed but not banded included an American Woodcock flushed from near the Upland Nets, and a Common Nighthawk flying over the Field Nets An interesting insect was the caterpillar shown below, which appears to be an Eastern Comma.
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| Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) |
Highlights of the 70 birds banded on Saturday, September 7 included only 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, which sadly was the lowest number on any day so far this fall, and unfortunately coincided with the "hummingbirds and monarchs" event put on by the nature center. But at least all three hummingbirds were seen by event participants, as in some years most of them are banded before they arrive in the banding area by 10 or 11 a.m.
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| Hatch-year male Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
A species that is not captured every year is the Great Crested Flycatcher, and their flamboyant bill snapping when in hand is always a crowd pleaser.
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| Hatch-year Great Crested Flycatcher |
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| Hatch-year Great Crested Flycatcher |
Only 13 warblers of 6 species was banded today, but included the second Connecticut Warbler of the season (average is less than 1), this one a hatch-year male, identified by the grayish wash on its breast and throat.
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| Hatch-year male Connecticut Warbler |
Another feisty species, that is also infrequently captured here, is the Rose-breasted Grosbeak represented today by a hatch-year female in the Field Nets.
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| Hatch-year female Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Interesting birds observed but not banded today included an Eastern Whip-poor-will flushed from the Field Nets net lane in the dark, sadly before the nets were up. There was also a Common Nighthawk flying around just before sunrise, and a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the shrubs on the opposite side of the road from the Swamp Nets. The insect highlight of the day was found by Jacob; what appears to be a Black-legged Meadow Katydid.
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| Black-legged Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum nigripes) |
Highlights of the 141 birds banded on Thursday, September 12 included an amazing first for the station, a Sora! Now, this species was not just randomly captured, but was lured in with an audio tape, as was done for Virginia Rails a couple times during the 1989-1999 period at this station, with some success. We will likely try this again! This hatch-year female was captured on the second net round, out in the Field Nets.
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| Hatch-year female Sora |
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| Hatch-year female Sora |
This bird was sexed as female based on the mostly white throat with very limited black markings.
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| Hatch-year female Sora |
An infrequently banded species, with less than 1 per season, is the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. This summer, they apparently nested in two or three areas of the park, so it was perhaps more likely to catch one this fall.
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| After hatch-year female Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
The first Gray-cheeked Thrushes (3) of the season were captured today, along with 4 Swainson's.
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| Hatch-year Gray-cheeked Thrush |
Another less than annual species was captured today, the always feisty Wood Thrush.
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| Hatch-year Wood Thrush |
Up close, the Wood Thrush has quite an intricate head pattern.
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| Hatch-year Wood Thrush |
Among the 68 warblers of 13 species banded today was the first Palm Warbler of the season.
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| Hatch-year Palm Warbler |
The third Connecticut Warbler of the season, tying the record set last fall, was overshadowed by the Sora.
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| Hatch-year female Connecticut Warbler |
But the majority of warblers today were Blackpolls, with a one day record of 40 banded (previous record was 31).
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| Hatch-year Blackpoll Warbler |
Interesting birds observed but not banded today included a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, a Cape May Warbler, and a few flyover Bobolinks. The insect photo of the day is a caterpillar found by Dave, which appears to be a Virginia Creeper Sphinx moth.
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| Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron) |
Highlights of the 163 birds banded on Saturday, September 14 included 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds; the highest one-day total so far this fall. Among the 31 warblers of 9 species captured today only the Cape May Warbler was the first of the season, and it was a very nondescript hatch-year female.
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| Hatch-year female Cape May Warbler |
The Yellow Warbler was unusual as it was rather late; none have been banded since late August, and a record late date for banding this species here.
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| Hatch-year Yellow Warbler |
The Mourning Warbler that was recaptured had been banded on September 12, and was the first that has been recaptured at this site.
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| Hatch-year female Mourning Warbler |
A female Scarlet Tanager was only the third since 2004, and the sixth since 1989.
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| After hatch-year female Scarlet Tanager |
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| After hatch-year female Scarlet Tanager |
The first Lincoln's Sparrows (2) of the fall were banded today.
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| Hatch-year Lincoln's Sparrow |
A Savannah Sparrow was only the seventh ever banded here (sixth since 2004), and the first ever in the fall season.
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| Hatch-year Savannah Sparrow |
A record number of American Goldfinches, 96, was banded today which is almost twice the previous record. Interesting birds observed but not banded today included a Sharp-shinned Hawk chasing blackbirds out in the field, an Acadian Flycatcher calling from back in the swamp, a Philadelphia Vireo right next to where we're banding, an American Pipit flying over, and the first White-throated Sparrow of the fall season a short distance from the Upland Nets.
Highlights of the 82 birds banded on Sunday, September 15 included 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a Philadelphia Vireo, which is infrequently banded here.
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| Hatch-year Philadelphia Vireo |
Many vireos in the fall will show some yellow on their flanks and under-tail coverts, and sometimes even on the sides of their breasts, but the Philadelphia is the only one that will also be yellow on the throat (and also note the bluish crown, short white supercilium, and indistinct white crescent under the eye).
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| Hatch-year Philadelphia Vireo |
Marsh Wren has made the list of highlights before, but today the tenth one of the season was banded, which is a record for the 2004 to present period, but so far is the fourth highest year since 1989 (24 were banded in 1993, 22 in 1994, and 26 in 1997).
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| Hatch-year Marsh Wren |
The 54 American Goldfinches banded today put the season's total over 400, and likely was the species that was the 1000th bird banded this fall.
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| Hatch-year male American Goldfinch |
Interesting birds observed but not banded included two begging young Great Horned Owls, which were surely from the nest in the park, and the adults will likely chase them out of the territory soon. An insect highlight was a fairly rare dragonfly in Michigan, a Carolina Saddlebags found laying on its back in the banding road, obviously nearing the end of its life. Even though it is a scarce species in Michigan, it has been collected at this park before, and there have been a number of recent sight records as well.
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| Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) |
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Banding Data
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THURSDAY, September 7, 2013
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:02
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 12:45
Hours Open: 7.0
No. of Nets: 5.0-14.0
Net Hours: 91.00
Temperature (F): 59-66
Cloud Cover: 50-20%
Wind: NW-NE @ 5-7-12 mph
Barometer: 29.54 - 29.61
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 94 (plus 20 recaptured, 3 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 19
Capture Rate: 128.6 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.00 hours, 5:00-14:00): Mike Charlebois (6.0 hrs), Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas, Renee Render, Tom Schlack, Blanche Wicke.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 8 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Eastern Wood-Pewee -2
Warbling Vireo - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
[House Wren - 1 recaptured]
Swainson's Thrush - 3
Tennessee Warbler - 4
Nashville Warbler - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Blackpoll Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 2
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 4 (plus 4 recaptured)
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 3
American Goldfinch - 48 (plus 14 recaptured, 2 released unbanded)
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SATURDAY, September 7, 2013
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:04
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 12:45
Hours Open: 7.00
No. of Nets: 5.0-14.0
Net Hours: 91.00
Temperature (F): 63-73
Cloud Cover: 80-100%
Wind: SSW-SW @ 3-5-7 mph
Barometer: 29.40 - 29.32
Precipitation: Light rain at close
No. Banded: 70 (plus 25 recaptured and 5 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 14
Capture Rate: 109.9 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.0 hours, 5:00-14:00): Jacob Charlebois (6.5 hrs), .
Stevie Kuroda, Steve Mangas, Renee Render, Bruce Watson, Blanche Wicke.
[Mourning Dove - 1 released unbanded]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
House Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Nashville Warbler - 4
Ovenbird - 2
CONNECTICUT WARBLER - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 4
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
American Goldfinch - 49 (plus 24 recaptured, 4 released unbanded)
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THURSDAY, September 12, 2013
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:09
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 12:45
Hours Open: 7.00
No. of Nets: 5.0-14.0
Net Hours: 91.00
Temperature (F): 70-77
Cloud Cover: 70-100-40%
Wind: SW @ 5-12-5 mph
Barometer: 29.28 - 29.26
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 142 (plus 24 recaptured, 3 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 28
Capture Rate: 185.7 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.5 hours, 5:00-14:30): Dave Lancaster, Steve Mangas, Renee Render, Tom Schlack, Blanche Wicke.
SORA - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 7 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 2 recaptured, 1 released unbanded]
[Tufted Titmouse - 1 recaptured]
House Wren - 3 (plus 2 recaptured)
Marsh Wren - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 3
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 1
Gray Catbird - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 4
Magnolia Warbler - 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 40
American Redstart - 1
Ovenbird - 1
CONNECTICUT WARBLER - 1
Mourning Warbler - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 8 (plus 5 recaptured)
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Song Sparrow - 3 (plus 1 recaptured)
Swamp Sparrow - 4
[Northern Cardinal - 1 recaptured]
American Goldfinch - 43 (plus 12 recaptured, 1 released unbanded)
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SATURDAY, September 14, 2013
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:11
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:00
Hours Open: 7.25
No. of Nets: 5.0-14.0
Net Hours: 93.25
Temperature (F): 45-65
Cloud Cover: 20-40%
Wind: WNE-SE @ 5-7-12 mph
Barometer: 30.20 - 30.18
Precipitation: None
No. Banded: 163 (plus 40 recaptured, 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 21
Capture Rate: 219.8 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.5 hours, 5:00-14:30): Jacob Charlebois (3.5 hrs), Jean Gramlich, Stevie Kuroda (2.0 hrs), Michelle Serreyn (2.5 hrs), Bruce Watson (2.0 hrs), Blanche Wicke.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 9
House Wren - 1
Marsh Wren - 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 7
YELLOW WARBLER - 1
Cape May Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
American Redstart - 3
[Ovenbird - 1 recaptured]
[Mourning Warbler - 1 recaptured]
Common Yellowthroat - 12 (plus 1 recaptured)
SCARLET TANAGER - 1
SAVANNAH SPARROW - 1
Song Sparrow - 6 (plus 2 recaptured)
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 15 (plus 1 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 96 (plus 34 recaptured, 2 released unbanded)
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SUNDAY, September 15, 2013
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:12
Time Open (E.S.T.): 5:45
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 12:45
Hours Open: 7.00
No. of Nets: 5.0-14.0
Net Hours: 91.00
Temperature (F): 54-64
Cloud Cover: 80-100%
Wind: SSW @ 5-7 mph
Barometer: 30.16 - 30.15
Precipitation: Trace rain
No. Banded: 82 (plus 29 recaptured, 1 released unbanded)
No. of Species:15
Capture Rate: 123.1 birds per 100 net hours
Volunteers (worked 9.0 hours, 5:00-14:00): Terri Chapdelaine, Jacob Charlebois (6.5 hrs), Stevie Kuroda, Renee Render, Bruce Watson.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -3
[Downy Woodpecker - 1 recaptured]
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 1 recaptured]
Marsh Wren - 1
Swainson's Thrush - 1
Nashville Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 4 (plus 4 recaptured)
Song Sparrow - 2 (plus 1 recaptured)
Swamp Sparrow - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 7 (plus 1 released unbanded)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 54 (plus 22 recaptured)
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