Cut Short by the Rain

A misty, warm morning that promised rain… Not the best for bird banding… Still, Tom opened the nets at 5:40am as scheduled. The first net check was delayed by a drizzle. Once that passed, we got back on schedule.
Just after the first net check, a small group arrived from Audubon to look on as Tom [...]

Relatives

Two warblers have been doing their best to confuse me over the last few springs… They are both fairly common around here.
Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-Sided Warbler

Now you may look at those two pictures and think, “This WinterWoman person is crazy. Those two birds don’t look anything alike!” You may be right about the crazy part, and I [...]

Bird Banding at “SWAT”

I groan as I turn off the alarm. It takes me a few seconds to remember why it is set for 3:45 a.m. I crawl out of bed and head for the shower. Another day of bird banding experience… Don’t want to be late. Somehow I manage to check the [...]

Bird Banding at “CLDC”

It is always so much fun to go bird banding with Tom. Sunday the 15th of June was a perfect day for it. Well, it was better than Saturday the 14th, anyway! It rained like crazy and Tom postponed banding until Sunday. Sunday was misty/foggy at first… but the mist burned off to produce a [...]