We have now completed the 2017 field season and closed down the station a little bit early this year, for a variety of reasons. In spite of missing 23 days due to Hurricane Irma, we had a decent season after all with 1572 birds captured of 62 species. Naturally the total numbers of some species normally captured in September were down this year, but we had a great October to compensate. Huge thanks as always go out to our dedicated volunteer assistants and Adopt-a-Net donors for another successful season!
Adult male summer tanager; these are red in the fall unlike male scarlet tanagers.
Tanager party on Oct 25: top left is the male Summer and the two right birds are young female Scarlet tanagers.
People with clearly too much time on their hands created this art installation on the palm next to the tent.
I am too fluffy for this world! (Eastern phoebe)
Season Total: 1572 birds of 62 species
- Black-throated blue warbler: 330
- American redstart: 198
- Ovenbird: 168
- Gray catbird: 149
- Common yellowthroat: 119
- Black & white warbler: 110
- Northern parula: 59
- Red-eyed vireo: 57
- Worm-eating warbler: 45
- Northern waterthrush: 41
- Western palm warbler: 32
- Painted bunting: 31
- Swainson’s thrush: 26
- Blue-gray gnatcatcher: 17
- Northern cardinal: 16
- Prairie warbler: 15
- Swainson’s warbler: 15
- Cape May warbler: 13
- Yellow-billed cuckoo: 12
- Chuck-will’s widow: 10
- White-eyed vireo: 10
- Eastern phoebe: 8
- Magnolia warbler: 7
- Gray-cheeked thrush: 6
- Veery: 5
- Tennessee warbler: 5
- Indigo bunting: 5
- Bay-breasted warbler: 4
- Louisiana waterthrush: 4
- Summer tanager: 4
- Eastern wood-pewee: 3
- Great crested flycatcher: 3
- Blackpoll warbler: 3
- Scarlet tanager: 3
- Common grackle: 3
- Sharp-shinned hawk: 2
- Common ground-dove: 2
- Red-bellied woodpecker: 2
- Yellow-throated vireo: 2
- Wood thrush: 2
- Chestnut-sided warbler: 2
- Prothonotary warbler: 2
- Kentucky warbler: 2
- Hooded warbler: 2
- Cooper’s hawk: 1
- Broad-winged hawk: 1
- Eastern whip-poor-will: 1
- Alder flycatcher: 1
- Blue jay: 1
- Thick-billed vireo: 1
- Blue-headed vireo: 1
- House wren: 1
- Ruby-crowned kinglet: 1
- Blue-winged warbler: 1
- Myrtle warbler: 1
- Black-throated green warbler: 1
- Yellow-throated warbler: 1
- Mourning warbler: 1
- Connecticut warbler: 1
- Wilson’s warbler: 1
- Canada warbler: 1
- Rose-breasted grosbeak: 1
I’m baaaackkk! I’ve been hanging out here since at least the winter of 2013-14. (Blue-headed vireo)
Despite a major hurricane, 2017 was a really great season. I’m super excited and proud to have been a part of the banding team. Here’s to a great 2018!