an amazing week to review

Sometimes you just need a weather event to help you catch up and today afforded us exactly that.  We had to shut down early due to high winds which has allowed me to get some  much needed time  to catch up on the blog and let folks who are interested a chance to see what we have been banding at the marsh. So without much fuss here we go with numbers and photo's

first  warbling vireo since 2008 5th record for station

may 26th

3 ruby throated hummingbirds
1 least flycatcher
3 chestnut sided warbler

comparing Philadelphia vireo on leftt with warbling vireo on right 

7 magnolia warbler
1 Nashville warbler
2 mourning warbler
8 common yellow throat
2 northern water thrush
4 yellow warbler
2 Canada warbler
2 black and white warbler
1 blackpoll warbler
16 american redstart
19 Wilson's warblers
8 alder flycatchers
2 Philadelphia vireo's
1 warbling vireo
3 red eyed vireo
1 chipping sparrow
2 Savannah sparrow
2 swamp sparrow
2 Lincoln sparrow

Canada warbler sadly an Ontario species at risk

5 veery
1 swainson's thrush
1 eastern king bird
2 gray catbird
3 red-winged blackbird
2 common grackle
1 rose breasted grosbeak
1 yellow shafted flicker
9 american goldfinch


116 birds
29 species

Siddd with a blackpoll warbler 

May 27th

first yellow bellied flycatcher a true denizen of the boreal forest

2 ruby throated hummingbirds
10 magnolia warblers
10 chestnut sided warblers
1  yellow rumped warbler

female  blackpoll warber 

23 wilsons warblers
40 american redstarts
1 northern parula
1 Tennessee warbler
1 Nashville warbler
12 yellow warblers
17 common yellow throats
3 least flycatcher
2 yellow bellied flycatcher
14 alder flycatcher
6 blackpoll warbler
3 Canada warbler
2 mourning warbler
1 ruby crowned kinglet
3 Philadelphia vireo
1 bay breasted warbler
1 red breasted nuthatch
1  swamp sparrow
1 Lincoln sparrow

ovenbird

1 song sparrow
1 Savannah sparrow
1 white throated sparrow
2 ovenbird
5 red eyed vireo
3 veery
2 swainson's thrush
1 downy woodpecker
2 american robin
3 gray catbird
4 red-winged blackbird
1 common grackle
1 blue jay
7 american goldfinch
2 white crowned sparrow

192 birds
38 species

Sidney with a female blackpoll warbler

May 28th

find the three species

3 ruby throated hummingbirds
1 magnolia warbler
2 chestnut sided warbler
7 yellow warbler
1 mourning warbler
7 common yellow throats
2 blackpoll warbler
1 Canada warbler
1 northern waterthrush
1 ovenbird
13 american redstart
18 Wilson's warbler
3 least flycatcher
12 alder flycatcher
1 Philadelphia vireo
1 swamp sparrow
1 Savannah sparrow
1 white throated sparrow

male northern shoveller in flight note motus tower in background to the right of the shoveller

2 veery
2 swainson's thrush
1 downy woodpecker
1 red-winged blackbird
1 american goldfinch

83 birds
23 species




May 29th  data at banding  shed

first cedar waxing
 32 birds




May 30th


3 ruby throated hummingbirds
8 chestnut sided warblers
1 Tennessee warbler
4 mourning warbler
7 common yellow throats
1 northern waterthrush
1 blackpoll warbler
2 Wilson's warbler
22 american redstarts

it's a goose!!!

1 least flycatcher
13 alder flycatcher1 ruby crowned kinglet
3 Philadelphia vireo
3 red eyed vireo
1 swamp sparrow
1 white crowned sparrow
2 veery
1 cedar waxwing
1 grey catbird
6 red-winged  blackbird
1 blue jay
6 american goldfinch

91 birds
22 species

may 31


1   Tennessee warbler
3   chestnut sided warbler
2   common yellow throats
1   yellow warbler
1   yellow rumped warbler
10  alder flycatcher
1    chipping sparrow
1    nelson sparrow

Chris Sukha with our 4th nelson's sparrow for the marsh. They must like when chris is at the marsh because he has banded 3 of the 4 we have captured  and banded so far . Hopefully chris is here next spring !!!

3    red eyed vireo
4    cedar waxwings
1    american robin
2     red-winged blackbird
12    american redstart
1      Wilson's warbler
1      american goldfinch


47 birds
16 species

sunrise at the marsh sure beats winter !!!!