Well, the day after our last posting we had our biggest day of the season - 114 birds at Fry's Landing! 25 species were caught, including our first Mourning Warbler and Northern Parula! It was a ton of fun, and luckily a few trusty volunteers were on hand to help out! Saturday the 16th got winded out (is that a word..lol) so we resumed banding at Erie Bluffs on Monday the 18th. This site continues to be pleasant - lots of Eastern Kingbirds, jays and swallows feeding in the field and red-breasted grosbeaks, catbirds and indigo buntings busy at the edge! We caught a total of 30 birds (11 species) there. We followed this with a visit there on the 21st, and netted another 27 birds representing 17 species! Be sure to check out our photo album for some neat shots comparing second year and after second year male Indigo Buntings. Fry's landing, as usual, produced many netted birds: 65 (15 species) on the 19th and 73 (23 species) on the 22nd. Standouts included our first Blackpolls and Bay-breasted Warblers of the season, gorgeous male Baltimore Orioles, and an Eastern Kingbird. Another shot worth checking out in the album is the kingbird flashing his orange patch at us! Finally, Niagara yielded 60 birds (15 species) on the 20th and 47 (18 species) on the 23rd. We are down to our last week, so check out our final blog next week for a seasonal summary!New to the sites:
Fry's Landing -
May 15th- Mourning Warbler, American Goldfinch, Northern Parula
May 19th- Blackpoll Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Warbler
May 22nd -Wilson's Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo
Niagara Boat Launch-
May 20th- Hairy Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo
May 23rd - Great-crested Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Willow Flycatcher
Erie Bluffs -
May 18th - no new
May 21st - Red-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Mourning Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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