An uncommon sight at Ruthven – a Broad-winged Hawk. -P. Thoem
We had northerly winds throughout the night. Many birds were on the move. We “lost” most of our Eastern Wood Pewees (only 6 were encountered) but gained a lot of others, including first sightings for the season of Broad-winged Hawk, Common Loon, and Common Merganser….as well as a variety of other species. In fact, for the day, we encountered 57 species and banded 50 birds.
Banded 50:
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Wood Pewee
1 Black-capped Chickadee
3 House Wrens
5 Swainson’s Thrushes
2 Gray Catbirds
1 Philadelphia Vireo
4 Red-eyed Vireos
2 Tennessee Warblers
1 Cape May Warbler
10 Magnolia Warblers
4 Black-throated Blue Warblers
3 Blackpoll Warblers
3 American Redstarts
1 Ovenbird
1 Mourning Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Indigo Bunting
1 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
1 American Goldfinch
ET’s: 57 spp.
Photo Gallery:
Wing detail of an adult (AHY) male Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Very plain as compared to the male: a female Black-throated blue Warbler.
Young (HY) male Cape May Warbler.
Subtle beauty: a Lincoln’s Sparrow.
Black “flecks” are just starting to show on the chest indicating that this is a young male Mourning Warbler.
Bob put the finishing touches on Elaine’s new net – #7E.
Black epaulettes (shoulders) indicate that this is a male Scarlet Tanager. What a difference from its alternate or breeding plumage!!
Skulking in the underbrush – a banded Swainson’s Thrush. -P. Thoem
Joanne Fleet standing in the doorway of the brand new banding lab at Fern Hill School. Awesome!!
Rick