[va-richmond-general] new arrivals in Powhatan 22 April 2011

Great day banding in Powhatan this morning. Many new birds seen and heard. The weather stayed on the cool side and not much sun was seen, but we were able to band some nice migrants including a male Prairie Warbler returning 4 days earlier than his banding date last year.

 

Highlights of our heard/seen list:

 

Ovenbird

Wood Thrush

Scarlet Tanager

Summer Tanager

Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher

Black and White Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Grasshopper Sparrow

Eastern Bluebird

Wild Turkey

Osprey

White-throated Sparrow (still here!)

 

Highlights of Banded Birds:

 

Northern Waterthrush

Palm Warbler

Prairie Recap and new Female

Common Yellowthroat

White-eyed Vireo

 

 

It was a "Great Friday".

 

Julie Kacmarcik

Chester