FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] First Landing SP 5/5:Magnolia Warbler,Y-B Cuckoo, Swainson's Thrush

[Jethrorunco@xxxxxxx]

Howdy all,

Today turned out to be another good day at the banding station. We ended the 
day with a total of 65 new birds banded. Also had a recapture of a GREAT 
CRESTED FLYCATCHER from last year. We caught our first MAGNOLIA WARBLER this 
morning as well. We heard our first YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and saw our first 
SWAINSON'S THRUSH as well. 
As a bit of a surprise, we caught a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Have not seen one 
is a week plus around the station. We banded 7 species of warblers with 
BLACK-AND-WHITE and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS leading the way.

Forgot to mention that we caught a bat yesterday morning. My guess is Little 
Brown Bat. It's was the smallest bat I have personally seen in the hand. 

Here are the totals for 5/5:

Magnolia Warbler                  1    first of the season
Hooded Warbler                    1
Black-and-white Warbler        5
Black-throated Blue Warbler   6
Common Yellowthroat            3
Yellow-rumped Warbler          2
Northern Waterthrush             2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet             1
Red-eyed Vireo                      2     first of the season
Indigo Bunting                        2
White-throated Sparrow           3
Veery                                     4
Summer Tanager                    1    first of the season
Gray Catbird                          32    yes, they are in!

TOTAL -------------------------------   65


Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Cheers,
Jethro Runco