The 1,300th bird that was extracted from the nets here at Presque Isle State Park and processed this season was a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. He was caught with his lady friend and they will now forever also be tied together with matching bands bearing sequential numbers.
Did you know? The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak takes a turn incubating the eggs for
several hours during the day, while the female incubates the rest of the
day and all night long. Both sexes sing quietly to each other when they
exchange places. Pretty sweet, huh ladies?
The 1,200th bird to be banded this season was this lovely little lady pictured below: a female Blackpoll Warbler.
Unlike the grosbeaks pictured above, this pretty lady is still on her way up to her breeding grounds in the Canadian boreal forest. Did you know, not only does the male Blackpoll Warbler have one of the
highest pitched songs of all birds but they also have one of the most
fascinating (and amazing!) migratory routes? Part of their fall
migratory route is over the
Atlantic Ocean. This route averages 3,000
km (1,864 mi) over open water, requiring a potentially nonstop flight of
up to 88 hours. To accomplish this flight, these amazing little warblers nearly double their body mass and take advantage of a shift in
prevailing wind direction to direct them to their destination. Impressive!
2 comments:
Terrific job on all the blog posts Laura Marie! I really have enjoyed them all:) Very educational AND entertaining!!
Michele
Thanks Michele! :)
Post a Comment