Atlantic Flyway review: Region V: Laurel, Prince Georges County, MD (390-0765)

My being away nearly all of September and on half the October weekends cut deeply into this season's banding. Totals for permanent residents and winter residents were close to normal, but numbers of the transient species are not at all comparable with other years. The only species that seemed more common than usual was the Northern Cardinal, for which my total of 28 was the second highest in ten years. The Veery and Common Yellowthroat were missed for the first time. I had only 36 returns, of 9 species. The oldest was a 5-year-old White-throated Sparrow. A Yellow Warbler was the 113th species and the 31st species of warbler banded at this station.