Geothlypis

Young male Mourning Warbler.

Our first Connecticut Warbler.

Wednesday Heat

A young Mourning Warbler from a few days ago.


My lifer Canada Warbler.


One of many young Baltimore Orioles caught so far.


The first Eastern Wood Pewee of the season.

Songbirds (97) and Raptors (50+)

Great day up at the ridge today. I started off helping with passerine banding shortly after sunrise. We thought it might be a good day, and I knew it would be once I arrived at the ridge and found huge flocks of warblers moving through. We ended up with 97 birds of 21 species. Highlights were Western Palm Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush (life bird), Magnolia Warblers, Blue-headed Vireos, Mourning Warblers and full on adult male American Redstarts.

Blue-headed Vireo


Orange-crowned Warbler, not super exciting for me, but fairly uncommon here!


Mourning Warbler


After the songbirds slowed down I spent the rest of the day banding with Frank, ending with around 55 raptors for the day, mostly sharpies, a couple of Cooper's, a Northern Harrier and a Merlin.

Female Merlin


Young male Northern Harrier


Adult female Cooper's

Manomet

This fall Patrick has been volunteering at the Manomet banding station in Eastern Mass., so this past Monday and Tuesday I went with him to check the place out and had a great time, with some great birds.  Just like the Palomarin station, they have a sweet set up with many great ocean views and awesome on-site housing for interns.  Unlike Palo, they run 50 nets.  While a lot of the birds we caught in the two days I was there are not too uncommon, many were firsts for me, especially in hand.  For the most part we had catbirds and tufted titmice but also a few robins, a couple of red-eyed vireos, some blackpolls, a Connecticut warbler, a mourning warbler, a downy, a flicker, and most excitingly, a worm-eating warbler!  Cool birds, and what seems like a really awesome place to work and learn.  Thanks Patrick (and Manomet banders)!


Patrick weighing a bird


A crazy sea worm we found on the beach, any ideas on what it is?



Yellow-shafted flicker


Mourning warbler


Connecticut warbler


Worm-eating warbler


Red-eyed vireo


Blackpoll