At this time of year birds are molting as well. So while the numbers banded are small I am increasing my knowledge of molt and thus ability to better age birds.
Molt in hatch year female Northern cardinal.
Even barring in hatch year Carolina Wren.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Hatch year birds
During August ten new birds were banded and seven were hatched this year (hatch years). This high proportion may mean: a) the adults are better at avoiding nets, or b) this patch of land is attractive to dispersing hatch year birds, or c) the birds were attracted to the sunflower seeds. I put a feeder back up mid-August and a flock of chickadees, titmice and brown-headed nuthatches come by regularly. However the carolina wrens, white-eyed vireos, eastern towhee, and red-bellied woodpecker are not sunflower feeder visitors so c is not supported for the majority.
At this time of year birds are molting as well. So while the numbers banded are small I am increasing my knowledge of molt and thus ability to better age birds.
Molt in hatch year female Northern cardinal.
Even barring in hatch year Carolina Wren.
At this time of year birds are molting as well. So while the numbers banded are small I am increasing my knowledge of molt and thus ability to better age birds.
Molt in hatch year female Northern cardinal.
Even barring in hatch year Carolina Wren.
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