Monday September 30, 2013. 67 new of 16 species; 48 recaps. Bird of the day was White-throated Sparrow with 23 banded. We had expected showers but the 6-hour session was completely rain-free.
We’ve been hearing Carolina Wrens singing around the station most of the fall. Ryan had banded an adult and a young one this past weekend at his backyard banding station in Vermont. Today we recaptured a first-year Carolina Wren that had been banded in July this summer.
We took time to admire a Blue Jay banded today.
Andrea and Betsy began getting the station ready for the upcoming North American Banding Council Certification session this coming weekend. Peggy got ready for a banding demonstration she’ll be giving at Cummings Nature Center on the weekend.
Betsy Brooks/Marian Klik