Howdy all,
The 30th was not quite the busiest day of the season. We did catch an older
female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD that was very sexy. Today (31st), we saw a new wave
of new YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. But not much else. And still no neotropical
migrants. The best bird of the day was a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO which might be the
only one we catch this season. All in all, today was a nice day with the warm
weather and the light winds through the morning.
Totals for the 30th:
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
TOTAL --------------------------- 5
Totals for the 31st:
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Slate-colored Junco 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Song Sparrow 1
TOTAL ------------------------------ 18
On a non-bird note, the last two days have really brought out the snakes and
skinks.
We have seen two different BLACK RACERS, one RIBBON SNAKE, and at least ten
different NORTHERN WATER SNAKES. We have been getting quick glimpses of several
small skinks. I have not been able to get a good enough look at them yet to
ID them but hopefully will get some of those pinned down shortly. We have been
having up to three BROAD-HEADED SKINKS at our house here on the park. Also
heard from some of the rangers here that they had seen a BLACK RAT SNAKE two
days
back as well.
Cheers,
The birthday bander,
Jethro
