Winds during the night were from the WNW and NW – a nice assist for migrating birds. We had a big influx of ‘new’ migrants into the area because of it – 31 species banded, including botha Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoo. Interestingly, we only had 1 Monarch Butterfly (a comedown after yesterday’s count!). We ended banding 93 and handling 28 retraps – a volume that kept us hopping for most of the morning.

Banded 93:
3 Mourning Doves
2 Black-billed Cuckoos
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2 Hairy Woodpeckers
5 Eastern Wood Pewees
1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
1 Blue Jay
1 Veery
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
11 Swainson’s Thrushes
3 American Robins
6 Gray Catbirds
1 Warbling Vireo
3 Philadelphia Vireos
2 Red-eyed Vireos
4 Nashville Warblers
1 Chestnut-sided Warblers
6 Magnolia Warblers
11 Blackpoll Warblers
3 Ovenbirds
1 Northern Waterthrush
1 Mourning Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroats
3 Wilson’s Warblers
1 Scarlet Tanager
9 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (ouch!!)
2 Chipping Sparrows
1 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
2 House Finches
2 American Goldfinches

Retrapped 28:
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Black-capped Chickadees
2 White-breasted Nuthatches
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
1 Swainson’s Thrush
3 Gray Catbirds
1 Philadelphia Vireo
4 Magnolia Warblers
2 Blackpoll Warblers
2 Black & White Warblers
1 American Redstart
1 Mourning Warbler
1 Wilson’s Warbler
2 Scarlet Tanagers
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
1 Chipping Sparrow
1 House Finch

ET’s: 59 spp.

Rick