Assorted Early Summer Goodies

Indigo Bunting

Great time banding yesterday.  Got some real work done on identifying flycatchers!  Some of the encounters included indigo bunting, red-eyed vireo, scarlet tanager and yellow-bellied flycatcher.

red eyed vireo

female Scarlet Tanager

Yellow bellied Flycatcher

Chestnut-sided Warblers

Bird 1

Bird 1

 I was lucky enough to be around when two ASY female Chestnut-sided Warblers were banded recently.  I named them Bird 1 and Bird 2.  Though there were a few differences, the birds turned out to be the same sex and age.  The bander used cues such as  the greenish-yellow crown, dull black facial markings, and the chestnut that doesn't go beyond the base of the legs.  Not often you get the chance to see that many in hand!

Bird 1

Bird 2

Bird 2

Bird 2