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Banding Summary:
Week of October 2, 2005 |
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Sunday October 2. 149 new, 61 recaps, 22 species. David Bonter is
badner-in-charge along with a crew from Cornell and the Lab of Ornithology. Marilyn Guenther's muffins are the hit of the morning. Top species today are White-throated Sparrow (44), Hermit Thrush (19), Myrtle Warbler (18) and Black-capped Chickadee (15).
Monday October 3. 151 new, 32 recaps, 24 species. We speculate on the chances of the Gray Kingbird moving up from his spot by the Willow Inn to the banding station … that would make a nice capture! We band another 44 White-throated Sparrows but we also band 27 Black-capped Chickadees - perhaps a sign of an impending irruption?
Tuesday October 4. 128 new, 55 recaps, 22 species; new species Brown Thrasher. Today's best bird is a Brown Thrasher - the first of the fall season.
Wednesday October 5. 120 new, 38 recaps, 21 species. White-throated Sparrows are the birds of the day with 48 banded, but we still have a nice variety of 7 species of warblers including one each of Northern Parula, Magnolia, Blackpoll, Ovenbird, and Common Yellowthroat, plus 11 Black-throated Blues and 15 Myrtle Warblers.
Thursday October 6. 80 new, 27 recaps, 20 species. It's another day of summer temperatures (82 dg) and wind from the SW. But we still band 80 birds of 20 species including a gorgeous Yellow-breasted Chat!
Friday October 7. 69 new, 27 recaps, 17 species. We host our fourth Bander Certification session for the North American Banding Council (NABC) and are pleased to have NABC Trainers Tom Bartlett from Ohio, Mary Doscher and Hannah Suthers from New Jersey, Bob Yunick from New York, and David Holmes from Maryland join Erin and Betsy to test 3 bander and 3 trainer-level candidates.
Saturday October 8. 226 new, 36 recaps, 17 species; new species Red-bellied Woodpecker. The forecast is for showers and then steadier rain, but it holds off until early afternoon and gives us plenty of birds for the NABC bander and trainer candidates to be tested on. Ryan finally catches and bands the Red-bellied Woodpecker that has been eluding him most of the fall!
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