Internet access has still been spotty for me during the last couple of days, I finally get a chance to post a little something on here. Below i've listed the banding totals for the last several days (alphabetically), it was exciting to catch several Mourning Warblers. There has been a male Mourning singing sporadically at the training site first thing in the morning over the last several days. These totals are from our training area at Tanager Trails Ozarks Nature Reserve, a 64-acre tract owned by Ozark Rivers Audubon on the north side of Rolla. We have only been running a maximum of five nets this week. Sunday, we will start banding at Fort Leonard Wood, where we will be at the rest of the summer.

May 16
Robin, American 2
Thrush, Swainson's 4
Thrush, Wood 1
Vireo, Red-eyed 1
Warbler, Mourning 1
Warbler, Wilson's 1
Waterthrush, Louisiana 1
Wren, Carolina 1
Yellowthroat, Common 1
Total: 13 indiv., 9 species

May 17
Cardinal, Northern 1
Chat, Yellow-breasted 1
Flycatcher, Acadian 3
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray 2
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted 1
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated 2
Redstart, American 1
Robin, American 1
Thrasher, Brown 1
Thrush, Swainson's 4
Thrush, Wood 1
Vireo, White-eyed 4
Vireo, Red-eyed 1
Warbler, Canada 2
Warbler, Hooded 1
Warbler, Magnolia 2
Warbler, Mourning 2
Yellowthroat, Common 1
Total: 31 Indiv., 18 species

May 18
Bunting, Indigo 2
Chat, Yellow-breasted 1
Cardinal, Northern 2
Catbird, Gray 2
Flicker, Northern (Yellow-shafted) 1
Flycatcher, Acadian 5
Goldfinch, American 2
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated 2
Jay, Blue 1
Ovenbird 1
Robin, American 1
Thrasher, Brown 1
Thrush, Swainson's 7
Vireo, White-eyed 2
Warbler,Kentucky 1
Warbler, Magnolia 1
Warbler, Mourning 1
Warbler, Tennessee 1
Warbler, Wilson's 3
Waterthrush, Louisiana 1
Yellowthroat, Common 2
Total: 40 Indiv., 21 species

May 19
Cardinal, Northern 1
Flycatcher, Acadian 2
Goldfinch, American 1
Oriole, Orchard 1
Robin, American 5
Thrush, Swainson's 4
Towhee, Eastern 1
Vireo, Red-eyed 2
Warbler, Magnolia 2
Total: 19 Indiv., 9 species

As I am sitting at Panera Bread typing this blog, a lady in a Ford Probe accelerated her car (on purpose from what I was told from a bystander) and jumped the curb behind the restaraunt, got airborne, and landed 50-100 feet below at the bottom of a steep hill beside Interstate 44 E.
Still no Internet access at the apartment, so my posts will be brief and to the point until I do. About to meet the past president of the local Audubon Society chapter with Karen and Harley for a nice homeade steak dinner. He has told me about some good places to find Greater Prairie-Chicken, Henslow's Sparrow, and Bell's Vireo that are fairly close by, so that will give me something to do in the coming weeks during my spare time.