Lovely Lajitas banding day

As usual, we had an enthusiastic audience. Kelly is really good with the kids. I was telling him that of all the kids he's worked with he's bound to have helped create future scientists (or at the very least, naturalists).

Red-headed girl holding red-headed hummingbird (Anna's)           

Here's the spread tail of an Allen's Hummingbird that Kelly recaptured today. It was originally banded at Lajitas a year ago.

And here is a newly placed band on a male Anna's Hummingbird.

There was an Orange-crowned Warbler present that had apparently developed a sweet tooth (bill?). He kept going in and out of the trap until he finally forgot how to get out. Kelly had to assist. Never a dull minute.