Thursday, October 17, 2013

October 17, 2013

We banded 60 new birds and had 13 recaptures of 14 different species.  Gray Catbirds are here in full force with 38 of them banded!  "Winter" birds such as Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Eastern Phoebes, and Swamp Sparrow are starting to become regular. 

- Aaron

NEW BIRDS
1 Eastern Phoebe
5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Swainson's Thrush
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
38 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Blue Jay
1 Palm Warbler (Western)
6 Common Yellowthroat
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Painted Bunting
3 Swamp Sparrow

RECAPTURES
1 White-eyed Vireo
6 Gray Catbird
3 Common Yellowthroat
2 Painted Bunting
1 Eastern Towhee

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  60
# of Recaptures:  13
# of Species:  14
Effort:  104.25 net-hours
Capture Rate:  70.0 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  20


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