Migration has slowed down a little bit in the past few days, with 12 to 14 birds banded each day. Eliana Ardila and Marc Kramer took these beautiful portraits of the two most dominant species this weekend, Ovenbird and Worm-eating warbler.
We had one last new volunteer orientation on Sunday, Sept 8 with Frank Schena, Michelle Davis, Jenn Sweatman, Mike Bush, Martina Hillbrand and Luke Linhoff.
Picture of a picture of a Black-throated blue warbler, with Julia Gehring.
Marc Kramer with new best friend.
Kind of creepy: a silk spider (Nephila clavipes) consumes a lizard.
Scott….come back! It’s not all enemy territory out at CFBS! Rangel and Mike can bleed orange and green. The redstart can at least do orange.
Can’t wait for October and a big push of migrants come through… oh yeah and GO CANES!
I had a great time on Sunday! I’m looking forward to the next session. Also, did you notice the little spider just to the lower left of the golden-silk orb weaver? I think it’s an argyrodes species, which is a kleptoparasite, living in the web of the orb-weaver, feeding on things that are caught.
Frank, I think you are right about that little spider. Email me about when you next want to come out. You said something about Tuesdays being a good day for you?
Hi. Michelle!
I just sent you an e-mail. I can come this Sunday and/or Monday/ Tuesday, September 23rd or 24th. I got a bit busy (in the mornings at least) this coming week. I went to Cape Florida late afternoon on Wednesday and saw (and heard) an Acadian Flycatcher. There were lots of Eastern Kingbirds high in the trees along the bike path. Noting else too exciting.
I’m pretty sure about the spider genus, but not the species. In the photo it doesn’t have that bright silver shine like the others I’ve seen.
Great times in the field! Good luck at the nets for the rest of September.