And the winds bring birds...

It was another beautiful morning at River Point.  Cool morning temperatures and clear skies brought a swath of birds to the property. We enjoyed banding a suite of sparrows including Lincoln's (2), Swamp (6), White-throated (6), and Song (8 plus 2 already banded). One highlight was a Brown Thrasher, only our 8th at the station but our second of the season.

We also shared our work with students of the Chebeague Island School. What a flock of interested and capable young people. It was a true pleasure to meet the students, teachers, and chaperones. Thanks to Beverly Johnson for coordinating this visit. The nets did not produce a kinglet but they did produce a timely male Sharp-shinned Hawk, our third of the season but the first male.

Brown Thrasher, 9/25/2015, Photo by Dana Palm

More tomorrow, I guess.  Oh and here is the tally of the 84 birds in the nets for the day thanks to Stella Walsh:

2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

1 Magnolia Warbler

1 Blackpoll Warbler

5 Common Yellowthroats

2 American Goldfinch

17 Black-capped Chickadees (many already banded)

1 Dark-eyed junco

6 Swamp Sparrows

2 Lincoln's Sparrows

6 White-throated Sparrow

10 Song Sparrows

2 Red-eyed Vireos

11 Swainson's Thrushes

1 Veery

13 Gray Catbirds

1Brown Thrasher

1 Sharp-Shinned Hawk

1 White-breasted Nuthatch

2 Downy Woodpeckers