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[Jethrorunco@xxxxxxx]

Howdy all,

Well, what can I say! The MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER that was banded today was 
the best bird of my banding career and one of, if not, THE rarest bird ever 
banded at Kiptopeke!
We were having a very good day as it was, but the dam broke at 11am when we 
caught the Mac! I am still excited! I really hope the bird hangs around so 
other birders can see this fantastic bird! WOW is all I can say!

The brief north winds last night did push in quite a few birds. We saw 
another wave of sparrows and PALM WARBLERS today. Other nice birds banded today 
include our third CEDAR WAXWING of the season and a few AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES.

Here are the totals for the 8 Nov.:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet      1
Eastern Phoebe              2
Yellow-rumped Warbler    141
Yellow Palm Warbler         4
Western Palm Warbler      2
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER      1             First for Virginia!!! Let alone for 
the station!
Slate-colored Junco           6
Field Sparrow                    3
Swamp Sparrow                10
Song Sparrow                    10
White-throated Sparrow       4
Hermit Thrush                     3
Cedar Waxwing                   1            third of the season
American Goldfinch              4
Sharp-shinned Hawk            1
TOTAL ---------------------------   193


It is kind of funny, on the third day of banding this season (17 Aug) we 
caught a Cerulean Warbler (the stations 4th ever). At that point, I thought 
that 
was going to be the best bird of the season! Then a month later we caught the 
stations first ever Green Heron! Then a month after that we caught the third 
ever Rusty Blackbird. Now a few weeks later we caught the stations and the 
STATES first ever MacGillivray's Warbler!  Does it really get any better than 
this!???

Cheers,
Jethro Runco