Hi all,
Here is our current banding totals from the Eastern Shore. Yellow-rumped
(Myrtle) Warblers continue to dominate but there has been a definite
drop-off the last two days. This morning at Wise Point, hundreds were
observed flying at altitude into the wind which at that point was still from
the south-west. If this year holds true to the pattern seen in previous
years, this staging phenomenon will be followed by a sharp drop off. Eastern
Phoebes continue as one of the most numerous migrants along with Tree
Swallows with a smattering of other swallow species observed as well. Today
marked the first of the Common Yellowthroats, one of the dominant migrants
on the Shore in spring. Royal and Forster's Terns have started to return
here as well as Laughing Gulls which certainly now number in the 100's in
some locales.
Birds banded Spring 2002 March 4-25
Eastern Phoebe 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 5
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Myrtle Warbler 729
Pine Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 9
Total 788
Recaptures of birds banded in Spring 2002
Myrtle Warbler 17
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 2
Total 22
Recaptures of birds banded in Spring 2001
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Total 6
Recaptures of birds banded in Spring 2000
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Total 4
Recaptures from other sites
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (banded at Kiptopeke fall 2000)
Myrtle Warbler 1
Total 2
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