Tuesday April 30, 2024: 66 new birds of 9 species, 29 recaps. No new species. Bird of the day was Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 39 new bands, followed by Yellow-rumped Warbler with 12 new bands. Last night’s forecast did not look good for today. Rain was scheduled to hit early in the morning, and we were […]
Monday April 29, 2024: 66 new birds of 13 species; 30 recaps. New species: Blue-headed Vireo, Eastern White-crowned Sparrow, and Black-and-white Warbler. Bird of the day was Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 32 new bands, followed by Western Palm Warbler with 9 new bands. It never seemed to warm up much today, and it was a bit […]
Sunday April 28, 2024: 51 new birds of 12 species, 20 recaps. New species: Blue Jay, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-winged Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Black-throated Green Warbler. Bird of the day was Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 20 new bands, followed by Yellow-rumped Warbler with 12 new bands. After a long winter at his […]
Saturday April 27, 2024: 84 new birds of 12 species, 32 recaps. New species: Gray Catbird, Northern Waterthrush, Western Palm Warbler. Bird of the day was Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 65 new bands, followed by a two-way tie between Hermit Thrush and White-throated Sparrow, each with 5 new bands. The boss was away, and so of […]
Friday April 26, 2024: We were closed today as our Banders-in-charge were all working or out of town.