05/17/2026
Today was a fantastic day at Panola! Great weather, some very exciting birds, and a wonderful visit from students in the Bird Buddies Club at Magill Elementary School!
Photos 1-2: LeConte’s Sparrow! Very rare for us, their range is west of Georgia so this was quite exciting!
Photo 3-4: Indigo Buntings (male & female)
Photo 5: Bobolink, they migrate through but we rarely catch them
Photo 6: Blue Grosbeak, an older male (all blue) and younger hatch-year male (blue on the head coming in)
Photo 7: Savannah Sparrow
Photo 8: Common Yellowthroat (male)
Photo 9: Northern rough-winged swallow
23 new birds, 4 recaptures, 5 unbanded birds
Newly banded birds:
1 LeConte’s Sparrow!
2 Bobolink!
2 Indigo Bunting
2 Eastern Phoebe (both hatch year birds)
1 Savannah Sparrow
3 Blue Grosbeak
1 Common Yellowthroat
11 Northern Rough-winged Swallow!
Recaptures:
2 Indigo Bunting
1 Blue Grosbeak
1 Common Yellowthroat
Unbanded: 5 birds (this can include birds we don’t have permits to band such as hummingbirds, birds that we saw bounce of out the net, birds that managed to escape us before we were able to band, or birds we need to release without banding for their safety).
All birds handled under the appropriate federal and state permits.
