This second year Red-tailed Hawk was caught at one of the other trapping blinds today by Chris, making it the first adult I've see in hand. Note the older, shorter, browner feathers in the wing, making it a second year.
September 9, 2012
SY RTHA
Bad pictures of this guy today, hopefully I get some better ones if I'm awake for any of the others caught this fall. Hatch year Broad-winged Hawk caught be Frank:
This second year Red-tailed Hawk was caught at one of the other trapping blinds today by Chris, making it the first adult I've see in hand. Note the older, shorter, browner feathers in the wing, making it a second year.
This second year Red-tailed Hawk was caught at one of the other trapping blinds today by Chris, making it the first adult I've see in hand. Note the older, shorter, browner feathers in the wing, making it a second year.
September 8, 2012
BEKI passes
Weird weather today with lots of intermittent rain showers and strong winds. But despite all that 35ish songbirds were caught along with 51 raptors at the main blind including a Kestrel, a recaptured Merlin, and 4 or 5 Harriers (who really seem to start showing up when the rain starts up). Two highlights of the day: a stooping Bald Eagle getting the adrenaline going when it came in for a lure, peeling off at about 15ft from it, and getting a couple of looks from a Belted Kingfisher that was flying by, why it was interested in our lures, I cannot say...
Female Kestrel
Western Palm Warbler
Northern Harrier releases
Female Kestrel
Western Palm Warbler
Northern Harrier releases
September 7, 2012
Trail's caught today
Best day yet for raptors, 78 at the main blind with Frank. Slower day for songbirds, but still close to 80.
End of the day Northern Harrier at Paine Farm
Male Kestrel
Male Magnolia
Male Redstart
End of the day Northern Harrier at Paine Farm
Male Kestrel
Male Magnolia
Male Redstart
September 6, 2012
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
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
September 5, 2012
Big first day
Whoa, big first day here in Duluth...50 birds at the main bling, including five species of hawk.
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed
Harrier
And a slow release
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed
Harrier
And a slow release
September 4, 2012
September 3, 2012
Plum Island (1)
We went up to Plum Island yesterday for the morning and had some great success, with a pretty good variety (~50 species) and a couple of rareish birds. Good ol' family outing before I head off to MN tomorrow for a bit.
The Lark Sparrow was clearly the highlight here, but despite the terrible photo, the Clay-colored was a fun sighting for all.
Lark
Clay-colored
The Lark Sparrow was clearly the highlight here, but despite the terrible photo, the Clay-colored was a fun sighting for all.
Lark
Clay-colored
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