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Sometimes we have good stuff onsite but not in the nets. This guy was hanging out by Net 17 but […]

Today we banded our first-of-the-season Chuck-will’s widow, which is by far the most bizarre bird we capture here. Chuck-will’s widows

We were only open until 1030 today as more storms threatened to sweep in from the Atlantic, but were still

Overnight there were still a lot of birds migrating across the Southeast and going down the Florida peninsula. Thunderstorms swept

Sometimes otherwise quiet days produce interesting results. Migration across the southeast US was strong last night, with millions of birds

..for both birds and bird banders; quite a few recaptures around today. A quiet and hot day with only 7

Surprisingly, more birds came in last night, even without a big change in the weather. Feisty worm-eating warblers were the

This young female Prairie warbler probably had an encounter with a predator that left her with only one remaining tail

The same pace continues of about 12 to 14 new captures a day as we move into September. Highlights from

Today continued at a similar pace to yesterday, but with a bit more diversity. Although there were big thunderstorms over