30 July 2019 – no casualties

29 July 2019 – no casualties

26 July 2019 – no casualties

25 July 2019 – no casualties

24 July 2019 – no casualties

23 July 2019 – no casualties

22 July 2019 – no casualties

19 July 2019 – Two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

I was out of town this week and grateful to Nikolai Starzak and Sam Cady who alerted me to what look to be a couple more unfortunate victims of early fall migration. Both were found at the southwestern alcove.

9 July 2019 – Painted Bunting

This AHY female Painted Bunting in post-breeding condition (dried-up brood patch) met her end at the main north entrance, and was partially obscured in some bushes. This is why I don’t just check the ground; I look everywhere a bird body could end up.

Two migrants to kick off the second week of July is not what I’d call a good sign. So far, I’ve already documented 23 casualties in 2019.

Painted Bunting is the 3rd most abundant casualty on my list (26 individuals over 10 years). Only Ruby-throated Hummingbird (34) and Lincoln’s Sparrow (51) have been more often found at this site.

8 July 2019 – Louisiana Waterthrush

Although I consider July to be spring/summer, today’s casualty screams fall migrant. I was saddened this morning to find the pinnacle of avian evolution, Louisiana Waterthrush, at the far northwestern corner of the Noble Research Center.

This bird looked pretty good on the outside, but it was pretty rank. It’s Monday and the bird came in at some point between Friday afternoon and this morning. The relatively bob-tail has me thinking that it might be a HY bird, but I’m not sure.

1–5 July 2019 – no casualties

27–28 June 2019 – no casualties