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[Jethrorunco@xxxxxxx]

Howdy all,
Well, we made it through the storm! Just barely, however. The timing was 
really really bad for the birding festival. But there were lots of birds around 
both Sat and Sun. 
Because of the rain and the extremely high winds here, the banding station 
didn't not operate Fri or Sat. We were there (somewhat) to answer questions but 
no netting.
We did band on the 5th (Thur) and did ok. Best bird of the day was a WARBLING 
VIREO with a really really deformed bill. It was only the 13th Warbling Vireo 
ever banded at Kiptopeke. We also caught our first BROWN CREEPER of the 
season that day too.

Here is are the totals:

10/5:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet                 1
Brown Creeper                           1
Common Yellowthroat                 1
Traill's Flycatcher                       1
Warbling Vireo                            1
Western Palm Warbler                1
Black-and-white Warbler              1
Indigo Bunting                             1
Gray-cheeked Thrush                  2
Gray Catbird                               3
Northern Cardinal                        1
Brown Thrasher                           1
TOTAL ------------------------------------  15

10/6:
Didn't band--bad weather

10/7:
Didn't band--bad weather again!


Cheers,
Jethro Runco