We did it! Yesterday Adam and I caught 10 House Finches! There are 6 males and 4 females/juveniles! Yippee! The only thing now is trying to determine whether the birds we have are females or juvies. I was so tired from the day of catching (the excitement was just too much!) that I ended up falling asleep around 9:15. Yes, I’m getting old. But it was good because I was back out this morning by 6:00. However, it had rained last night, and it was too cold and wet this morning. So, there were no birds. Going back out later when it warms up a bit.
Oh, and I love the new place we’re using to catch. There are very few mosquitoes. The bite tally has stalled! So has the itching, for the most part. Now I only have 3 large bruise-looking marks on my legs. Joy!
Another cool thing – when we were putting the finches into the aviary, a female/juvie landed on the outer fencing of the aviary! I can finally set my hanging traps and try trapping inside the aviary, and maybe actually catch something I want! Yea!