Singing Ovenbird along the Fox Den Trail. -P. Thoem
In keeping with migratory bird day, many of the migrants that we had encountered yesterday took off during the night but weren’t replaced by “new” migrants in any number. Both the number of birds banded and encountered throughout the day were markedly down compared to the last few days. This suggests that current weather conditions have been conducive to birds making time – making up for lost time – and that last night they “flew over”, making as much distance as they can.
As the retrap card shows: this Baltimore Oriole was banded as an ASY (After Second Year) bird on May 18th, 2012. So it is at least 7 years old. It was recaptured on May 12th, 2013 and not seen/recaptured since. -MMG
One of the most interesting things about Spring banding is the recapturing of long-distance migrants that were banded here in previous years and have returned to their Summer home once again…..like this male Baltimore Oriole which is at least 7 years old.
Banded 35:
1 Blue Jay
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Veery
3 Gray Catbirds
1 Blue-winged Warbler
Nashville and Black-throated Blue Warblers – 2 of today’s captures. -MMG
3 Nashville Warblers
7 Yellow Warblers
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
Male Black-throated Blue Warbler. -MMG
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
4 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
2 Chipping Sparrows
1 Field Sparrow
Blogmeister Jeff MacLeod helping daughter Caelyn with a Field Sparrow.
1 Song Sparrow
5 Baltimore Orioles
1 American Goldfinch
ET’s: 57 spp.
Photos From Yesterday:
Sian and Dave. -LEO
With little sister Chriss – grade one teacher emeritus. -LEO
Our Virginia Bluebell patches are all doing well. -LEO
Mike giving Anna the lowdown about Yellow Warblers. -LEO
Teaching Grade Ones about the furculum. -LEO
Male Yellow-rumped Warbler. -LEO
Adult male Orchard Oriole on the left; female on the right.
Two adult male Orchard Orioles (bronze) and a young male (black chin). -LEO