Opening day!

Townsend's Warbler

Our 2019 fall banding season started with a bang! We opened the entire station except for two nets, and were able to navigate the 'gully' with ease now that the seasonal pond has dried up. We hardly had a chance to catch up on each others summer adventures before we were steadily extracting and banding! We also had great diversity in our captures (13 species) and the single Townsend's Warbler was voted "Coolest Bird of the Day" by a landslide with a spiffy Northern Waterthrush taking a close second.

This year we have a total of 29 net sets; we have decided not to run 8, 9, & 10 (the hinterlands) for bird and human safety. We have added two new net sets, 31 & 32, in the agricultural fields as an experiment. We're excited to host two interns this fall, and very lucky to have three returning apprentices. We hope you stay tuned to hear about all of our exciting adventures!