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June 20, 2005 – June 26, 2005

June 20 to June 26, 2005 The weather is sure playing havoc with the summer programs at the LSLBO. Everything shuts down with the rain. It is all the banders can do to finish banding the four MAPS stations in the ten days, let alone do work on the Canada Warbler Project. Things are not all bad. One canada warbler nest has been found. There are two good things about this nest, other than it being a nest of the species we are studying. The first is that the young just hatched, they were less than one day old when the nest was found. This is good because it allows measure the growth of the young on a daily basis from when they hatch to fledging. It also allows more time to document nest behaviour of both the parents and the young. These babies do grow up fast. They will fledge from the nest at about eight or nine days old. The other good thing about this nest is that it was easy to find. It took less than ten minutes to find the nest. Most nest searches take several hours, by trying to pinpoint the area that the parents drop down to feed the nestlings. These nests are very well hidden. Nest searching does not include the time it takes to map the territories of the males to get an approximate location of the nest. The male from this nest was found the day before the nest was found. Being observant, being skilled, and mostly being lucky are the keys to finding any nest. Overall this week has been quiet. Everyone is trying to catch-up on days off, computer work, and sleep.

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