Easterly winds today as they were yesterday appeared to have pushed the non-resident birds off the beach ridge. It was another day to stretch the legs and get ready for the day to day monitoring of migratory songbirds. I think I am ready.
Top four species:
Fox Sparrow -5
Red-winged Blackbird -4
Brown Creeper -2
Hermit Thrush -2
Northern Cardinal -2
Total birds captured in 3.5 hours were 21 new banded and three recaptures (One Dark-eyed Junco from Monday). They soon will be leaving.... I have not seen an American Tree Sparrow lately.
Highlight of the day was this male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (note his black eyebrow or supercilium--females lack the black eyebrow).
Isn't he handsome?!
Note his white outer tail coverts! They're very noticeable when they are flitting around.The winds are to turn to the southwest so be on the look out for some of those early warblers. Follow the latest in birding information for the Lake Erie Marsh Region by going to www.bsbo.org/birding/ and click on Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek/ Magee Birding box on the left side. Enjoy!
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