here are some more bird friends from today's banding session! (possibly the last for the season ) https://twitter.com/_hannahem_/status/1307759212949368832

a cute young robin!

a couple ovenbirds

a couple more magnolia warblers!

a Downy woodpecker!

a sassy ruby-crowned kinglet! our first of the season too!

more Carolina wrens of course!

my first black-throated green warbler in the hand!

an American goldfinch cutie!

a tufted titmouse!

a handsome male northern cardinal! (and also a young male who was extremely rude & bitey)

and a gray-cheeked/Bicknell's thrush! (these species are extremely difficult to separate, and especially when you're banding at the southern end of the breeding range for Bicknell's during migration)

And a quick reminder that birds should be named for their features, not people. #BirdNamesForBirds

pssttt @mlstantial in case you missed this thread from the other day!