Very sorry I missed out on Saturday (long story), but will try to make the next one. And armed with camera and film, too! Irene in Southside ----- Original Message ----- From: juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx To: Richmond Birds Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Banding Demo-Dutch Gap Sept. 10 We had an excellent turn-out of folks for our demo at Dutch Gap yesterday. A total of 13 nets were up and were quite active early in the morning before the heat hit. No exotics but some good looks at birds up close. Here's the birds that were banded: Indigo Bunting (3) Prairie Warbler Common yellow throat (2) Catbird Northern Cardinal (2) ( 1 recap from 2003) Carolina Chickadee (3) White-eyed Vireo Also seen or heard: Green Heron Carolina Wren Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Yellow-throated Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pileated Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Julie Kacmarcik Chester