Ethan captured this amazing shot of a rare (at Ruthven) Olive-sided Flycatcher. -E. Gosnell
Yesterday was a hot day but today the weather was extreme with the heat and the humidity. When we closed the nets, the temperature was 30 C but it felt like 39 C. Despite the heat, there was a nice mix of migrants and every net round generated some excitement. New for the season was the Olive-sided Flycatcher, Canada Warbler and the Black-throated Blue Warblers. Helping out at the banding lab today was a great group of 7 young, eager individuals that could work well together in the heat, hardly break a sweat and keep on going.
The young Turks looking to develop a net lane on the river flats. -W. Strachan
Brushing out a new net lane along the river. -E. Gosnell
Banded 38
1 Downey Woodpecker
2 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
7 Swainson’s Thrush
4 Gray Catbird
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Philadelphia Vireo
4 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
3 Magnolia Warbler
2 Black-throated Blue
1 Canada Warbler
2 Ovenbird
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 Wilson’s Warbler
4 Song Sparrow
2 American Goldfinch
ET’s: 49
Gallery:
Philadelphia Vireo. -N. Furber
Warbling Vireo -N. Furber
The crew got 3 hummingbirds in the nets today. -E. Gosnell
Young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird – the ruby is just starting to moult in. -N. Furber.
The tiny bands that eventually Nancy will be able to use on hummingbirds. -N. Furber.
Young male Black-throated Blue Warbler -N. Furber
Female Black-throated Blue Warbler -N. Furber
Young male Wison’s Warbler -N. Furber
Canada Warbler -N. Furber
“Traill’s” Flycatcher. -N Furber
Ovenbird -E. Gosnell
The band across the tail if referred to as a “fault bar” – the result of a period of poor nutrition as the young bird was developing. -N. Furber
Nancy