After attending the NCIOS (Rockford Bird Club) meeting on Thursday I decided to find a couple old photos of how Birdfreak truly began.
This is a picture of Veery (Jennie) at age 10 or less. We are bird banding and this is a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Apparently, the banders did not want to get chomped on by that awesome beak.
This is the Birdfreak at age 5 or 6. I was a geek than and still am. Oh well! I also don’t like the Brewers and am a Cardinals fan (big surprise!)
Can anyone ID the bird I’m holding? The picture isn’t too great, but give it a try!
Here’s a closer look.
Hard to say for sure but the full yellow head and black mask is very distinctive pattern of the Blue-winged Warbler! That would be my guess! I think this is a wonderful thing getting children out banding at an early age! I have many kids visit me during my banding and you never know how that will effect them once they get older! Glad to see your now a birdfreak!!
Blue-winged warbler was my first guess, so I’m with Mon@rch.
Excellent. I guess that was too easy for you two. I love bird banding still today, just can’t do it on a regular basis so I never became an official bander. Come spring I hope to post a lot about our local banding station and some ideas for the future of bird banding.