Busy, Busy Banding Day! July 22, 2008
Posted by Jennifer Schlick in Bird banding, birds.trackback
Monday was pretty much the busiest banding day I have experienced so far. Of course, I’ve only been doing this banding thing since spring… so my experience is limited… But, for example, at one net check, we filled every bag we had; we even put 2 or 3 birds in a couple of the bags. Yikes!
It was also the most different species I’ve seen to date on a single morning AND one species I really wasn’t expecting! (I’ll save him till last…)
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Northern Waterthrush
Black-capped Chickadee (and my favorite niece*)
Cedar Waxwing (and my favorite sister*)
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
Magnolia Warbler
Veery
I didn’t photograph dozens of birds – American Redstarts, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Swamp Sparrows, Song Sparrows, American Robin, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, perhaps others, I can’t remember… And I’m saving the Yellow Warbler for a separate post…
And the big surprise??? Aw… I think I’ll save him till tomorrow. (You’ll have to wait… Unless Tom breaks his World of Warcraft binge and decides to blog tonight… hmmm…. (or you check my Flickr Photostream to get a sneak preview…)). He deserves his own blog post…
*OK, you caught me! I only have one niece. And I only have one sister.
LOL – my mom always tells me I’m her favorite daughter. It would be more flattering if there were any competition.
Seriously, great photos. You seem to be having a good time as well as learning a lot.
Now. go smack Tom for us and tell him to get back to his blog.
If a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush, doing quick math–I’d say you had a profitable day!
Well, I’m sure glad you are posting since Monarch has decided to ditch us! ;o) Great job Jennifer. That is quite a variety of species. And great photos, too.
Great photos, Jen. You are such a tease.
Having only one of each makes it easier to call them your favorites (sibling rivalries are a pain). Another great post. You are filling Mon@rch’s shoes wonderfully.
Looks like a GREAT day of banding. Thanks for sharing the images.
Great photos! Tom is, I suspect, taking a much deserved break from blogging. Blogging can be as addictive as World of Warcraft (I think, I don’t even know what it is. Some kind of video game I guess.) Tell him, “hi” for us. By the way, you are doing a great job of covering the bird banding.
I am so honored to be your favorite niece. And I might “borrow” your picture of me because it turned out way better than my copy. (That’s probably because your camera is like a thousand million bajillion times better than my camera. =D) <3 you!