After a quiet day yesterday (just 4 migrants), there were many more migrants today and captures were dominated by Yellow-breasted Chats and Empidonax flycatchers. The students on the banding course dilligently took measurements on the near inseparable Empidonax flycathers and after running them through a formula it appears that the majority of birds involved in today’s movement were Willow Flycatchers. This movement is probably assoaciated with the northerly winds Hurricane Ike is currently producing over the Gulf of Mexico.
| Willow Flycatcher |
Empidonax traillii |
4 |
| Trail’s Flycatcher |
Empidonax traillii/alnorum |
3 |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Vireo olivaceus |
1 |
| Ovenbird |
Seiurus aurocapillus |
1 |
| Northern Waterthrush |
Seiurus noveboracensis |
3 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
Icteria virens |
8 |
| Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurius |
1 |
