BGkirk wrote:Mottled number sticks out to me. Maybe the norm for you though
Believe it appreciably above our par, but the real surprise was how much many of them acted like migrant mallards. Which suggests there were more travelers than usual among them. But while the only banded one was, in fact, one of a pair flying with mallards, I was told it was banded "locally" by the father of the fellow who kept the band. Hope to learn where "locally" is if the son returns with him second split.
Fairly sure last year's mottled take was the mudhole's record by a large margin (only shot one the year prior to it) with 22, but we had so few other birds that I worked a lot harder at tripping the locals than I have yet this go-round.
But the biggest stand-out to me is how mallards and grays have swapped prominence on our straps.