Killdeer enjoying the dandelions. -S. Breau
We had a great day! Lots of birds. Lots of visitors; lots of very interesting speakers. But, most important, lots of fine young banders and banders-in-training plying their craft. It was a good time to be a bird nerd. Thanks to everyone that came out to help, to watch, to have fun.
A lot of young birders/banders keenly watching Katie in action.
Mentor and mentored. -K. Duncan
People have sent me some wonderful pictures so I think I will just let them show you the day:
Latin Vintage Orchestra – one of the best finds of the Festival.
Tessa with a Canada Warbler. -K. Duncan
Male Indigo Bunting. -A. Wilcox
Female Wood Duck. -G. MacLellan
Green Frog. -G. MacLellan
Gray Catbird. -G. MacLellan
First Canada Warbler of the year. -K. Duncan
Adelie – obviously pleased with this male Baltimore Oriole.
Male Yellow Warbler. -G. MacLellan
Yellow-rumped Warbler. -G. MacLellan
Veery -G. MacLellan
Janet with a House Wren. -K. Duncan
Matt telling Giovanni how it is…….
Song Sparrow. -G. MacLellan
Lots of American Goldfinches around the past couple of weeks. -G. MacLellan
Carolina Wren. -K. Duncan
House Wren – K. Duncan
Alessandra…always smiling.
Purple Martin approaching a gourd nest. -S. Breau
American Toad. G. MacLellan
Chipping Sparrow -G. MacLellan
An ASY male Indigo Bunting – blue edging on all his feathers. -K. Duncan
We have banded a lot of Blue-winged Warblers this Spring. -K. Duncan
Poetry in motion. -S. Breau
Male Common Yellowthroat. -G. MacLellan
The reddish tinge to this oriole’s plumage is caused by eating honeysuckle. -K. Duncan
Up and coming bander Samuel intent on weighing a Baltimore Oriole. -K. Duncan
4 young ladies torn between the café and the bar.
Banded 55:
1 Mourning Dove
1 Blue Jay
1 Carolina Wren
1 Veery
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
1 Wood Thrush
11 Gray Catbirds
1 Blue-winged Warbler
7 Yellow Warblers
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Canada Warblers
2 Common Yellowthroats
2 Indigo Buntings
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrows
2 Eastern White-crowned Sparrows
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
8 Baltimore Orioles
1 Orchard Oriole
7 American Goldfinches
Species Count: 79 spp.
Rick