Today was not quite as eventful as the past few days. I'm starting to see the same towhees again in roughly the same areas that I've seen them before.
In N5 BBAG (male) was singing from a stump near the trail. Later in the day I saw BBAG in M5 foraging with Gimpy (-Y-A).
In K3 I saw AY-- foraging in the area where A-GP's nest was last year. In K4 I saw P-AG (a female) foraging with an unidentified male. The unidentified male was most likely A-GP, and P-AG is mostly likely PYAG, who we banded last year. A-GP and PYAG were mates last year.
In F4 I observed AROO (male) calling and singing. Yesterday I thought I saw AROO, but I wasn't 100% sure about the band combination. Today I got several good looks at his bands, and it is definitely AROO. A bit later I saw him singing again in a holly in D5. An unbanded female was calling in the same area. Is she AROO's mate? They weren't that close to each other, so it's hard to tell if they are a pair for sure.
On the west side of F2 an unbanded male and female were calling. We'll try to catch the male at some point to band him, but we may be unsuccessful since they are so close to the edge of the park and the main part of his territory might be in someone's backyard.
In U9 I saw BGAN (male) and an unbanded female foraging. In T10 RBAN (male) was singing.
The highlight of the day was finding my first Hutton's Vireo nest in L5! Both the male and the female were actively building the nest. They were flying back and forth to the nest, adding moss and feathers. The nest looks mostly like moss, and it is in a small tree that has limbs covered in moss. I'm sure Adam would love to film this nest, also. I'll be sure to keep an eye on it.
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