We had a very busy day today at Occoquan. Cool days with low overcast seem
to produce our
biggest catches. We had our FOS GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
today 5/14.
We continue to catch substantial numbers of NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES,
YELLOW-RUMPS, and
COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. Unfortunately our most common catches today were
COMMON GRACKLES -
handsome but scrappy and with very sharp claws. We get more Grackles in the
nets than we
actually band because a goodly number of them manage to bounce their way out
of the nets
before we can snag them. Full report follows soon. Cheers, Joanna
Joanna B. Taylor
Arlington, VA
jandrtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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