MN

In MN for a few days, then off to MA for a couple weeks and then up to Duluth for more birds!



Very young Warbling Vireo


Accidental photo on my worst day of the summer, Storrie 12


Western Tanager laaaauuuunches



Audubon's Warbler

More released

A different view of the Sapsucker release


A Nashville release

Meadow Banding

After a frantic week of camping, banding and packing, Amanda and I are out of the Sierras and prepping for our big trip east. High Sierra meadows are hot spots for dispersing juvenile songbirds this time of year, resulting in around 800 captures in four days, it was awesome.

Something I did not discover until this week was that my point and shoot has a super slow-motion video mode, result in what I think are quite sick videos of birds being released.

Black-headed Grosbeak launching



Red-breasted Sapsucker



Cassin's Vireo


Photos by Alicia Arcidiacono:



Lindsey at our last meadow site




This is how I always look while taking birds out

Visits

This Friday Baylis and Emily came up for the night. We went up to grid 4 for the sunset and down to the beach after dark.








Saturday morning Nolan, Kanner, Claire, and Christian showed up and most of us (Kanner stayed back with an emaciated left calf) hiked out to Alemere falls. Unfortunately the tide was at its peak and we were unable to get down to the beach to see the falls from the most impressive vantage point. Sorry Emily, no swimming.


They also got a chance to see a red breasted sapsucker, the first I'd seen too.