We've made it to day 22. Here is the current board:
As you can see we've had quite the jump in numbers. Almost 800 new birds banded so far! Not bad. We had our biggest day on Monday with over 80 birds banded. As well we've beat the record for Rufous Hummingbirds at 25, the old record was 24. It seems to be a good year for RUHUs in the area. MAPS at Witty's Lagoon was banding over 30 RUHUs a day for at least three Saturdays in a row. Wilson's Warblers are by far leading for numbers caught in the net. We affectionately refer to them as "socks". Opening a bird bag is like opening a Christmas present and getting a Wilson's Warbler is like getting socks, not that exciting but you're still getting a present.
A few new species banded include Black-Throated Gray Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrow.
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| Lincoln's Sparrow - August 11 |
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| Black-Throated Gray Warbler |
Would just like to add this amusing picture. We picked up this White-Crowned Sparrow who was replacing it's rectrices all at once.
And finally volunteer Megan Lyden sent me some of her pictures from her 10 days with us. Thanks for all your help and the pictures Megan!
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| Banders working hard! |
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| "Ah yes I believe this IS a Red-Shafted Flicker!" |
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| The most deadly of all flycatchers...the Olive-Sided. Just look at it attack! |
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| This really shows how tiny the Northern-Pygmy Owl really is |
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| My first Cedar Waxwing! My favourite bird |
Cheers!
Jessie
Thanks for the online updates Jessie! They are getting me through some long days in the office :)
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