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Banding Summary:
Week of May 25, 2003 |
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Sunday May 25. 64 new, 17 recap. Light showers at dawn let up and we band 64 birds of 16 species. Bird-of-the-day was Magnolia Warbler with 20 banded.
Monday May 26. 100 new, 19 recaps. With rain and fog to the east and south, surprisingly it was sunny at the banding station. Even with NNE winds, we are able to band 100 birds including the spring's first Eastern Wood Pewee and Philadelphia Vireo. We enjoy a visit from Phoebe Lakin from Ithaca who asked good questions about bird banding and stopover ecology to report back to her Montessori class.
Tuesday May 27. 76 new, 14 recap. We band our first Hairy Woodpecker of the season, bringing the spring 2003 species total to 81 forms.
A recaptured female Yellow Warbler turns out to be in its ninth year! A survivor!
Wednesday May 28. 71 new, 20 recaps. A slow, but steady day highlighted by the first Baltimore Oriole of the spring. Meena Haribal, a researcher from Cornell, joins us to assist at the nets.
Thursday May 29. 156 new, 19 recaps. We are surprised to capture a Purple Finch with a brood patch. Luke Donius of Alfred, NY helps with the banding. Our
end-of-season picnic for volunteers is a success and we honor the memory of Tom Barry, Jane Bayley, Bob Dows, Dorothy Barry Hoesterey, June Kaiser, Matthew Marino, and Elsie Yahn in a ceremony in our Memorial Garden.
Friday May 30. 129 new, 30 recaps. A fine crew (Ann Adams, Linda Boutwell, Betsy Brooks, Mark Deutschlander, Kelly Dockery, Virginia Duffy, Coby Klein, Shirley Meston, and Laurie Zagmester) band 129 birds of 30 species bringing the season’s total so far to 2794 new bandings. Coby Klein removes a Northern Rough-winged Swallow from one of the nets which makes a total of 84 species for the spring so far. Of interest is a female Nashville Warbler with a fully developed brood patch. Hummingbird enthusiast Ann Adams releases six Ruby-throated Hummingbirds from our nets. Sometime in the future we hope to have the required permits to band hummingbirds.
Saturday May 31. 34 new, 15 recaps. Expecting a rainout, we are surprised by five hours (163.25 net hours) of rain-free banding. BIC John Waud assisted by Loretta Morrell and Doug Smith band 34 birds of 15 species.
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