[Posted by Chuck Almdale, photos by Elyse Jankowski]

When we went to Bear Divide on 3 May, it was very foggy and the banding operation was canceled for the day and for the following few days as well. We had fun and during the birding party that ensued we managed to see some fogbirds…but still, no bird-in-the-hand banding.

Elyse Jankowski and Stephanie Salwen went back a few days later. The weather was better, the sky was clear, the banders were banding and the birds themselves graciously cooperated by flying into the mist nets.
Follow this link to Elyse’s collection of photos. Birds seen (in alphabetical order): Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, Costa’s Hummingbird, Sagebrush Sparrow, Warbling Vireo, Hermit Warbler (at Placerita Canyon), MacGillivray’s Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow Warbler. You get to figure out which is which.

Banding season is either over or close to it. But they’ll be back next year.
Visit their website for information.