Moose in the gully!

Common Redpoll

It was an overcast and cool morning at the station today. The nets were wet this morning from an overnight rainfall and a moose decided to hang out in the gully near nets 13 and 14. While he didn't seem to mind we were around, he certainly didn't help with our net checks (we often close nets if a moose sticks around for ours and the bird's safety).

Yellow-rumped Warblers are still around in relatively abundant numbers and made up most of our captures. The diversity of our captures was higher today (13 species!) and even included a new species for the season, a Savannah Sparrow! The feeling of Fairbanks fall at Creamers continues to deepen as more Sandhill Cranes arrive and their prehistoric calls fill the skies.