Be sure and check out the cool warblers on the last few days. Cheers,
Joanna
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Subject: OCCO 2008 May 14, 16, 17, 18
Warblers and more warblers - 15 different species this week. The last week
is coming up - we close up migration shop on Sunday May 25, ending with our
traditional Dixie Bones picnic.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 87 net-hours, 4 visitors - banded 31 birds of 17
species:
EAWP -1- Eastern Wood Pewee
VEER -2- Veery
GRCA -1- Gray Catbird
YWAR -2- Yellow Warbler
CSWA -1- Chestnut-sided Warbler
MYWA -6- Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
BLPW -1- Blackpoll Warbler - 1st of the season
PROW -1- Prothonotary Warbler
OVEN -1- Ovenbird, 1st of the season
NOWA -1- Northern Waterthrush
COYE -5- Common Yellowthroat
YBCH -2- Yellow-breasted Chat
FISP -1- Field Sparrow
WTSP -2- White-throated Sparrow
NOCA -1- Northern Cardinal
INBU -1- Indigo Bunting
RWBL -2- Red-winged Blackbird
Recaptured 3 birds:
YWAR -1- Yellow Warbler
NOCA -1- Northern Cardinal
RWBL -1- Red-winged Blackbird, banded May 2006
Unbanded: RTHU -2- Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, male released at Net 2 and
female released at Net 9.
Friday, May 16, 2008 - rained out.
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 90 net-hours, 16 visitors - banded 35 birds of 15
species:
WEVI -2- White-eyed Vireo
CARW -1- Carolina Wren
SWTH -1- Swainson's Thrush
GRCA -6- Gray Catbird
BTBW -1- Black-throated Blue Warbler
AMRE -2- American Redstart
NOWA -3- Northern Waterthrush
MOWA -1- Mourning Warbler
COYE -10- Common Yellowthroat
WIWA -1- Wilson's Warbler
LISP -1- Lincoln's Sparrow
NOCA -1- Northern Cardinal
INBU -1- Indigo Bunting
COGR -2- Common Grackle
AMGO -2- American Goldfinch
Recaptured 5 birds:
DOWO -1- Downy Woodpecker
ETTI -1- Eastern Tufted Titmouse, banded May 2007
COYE -2- Common Yellowthroat
INBU -2- Indigo Bunting, one this year, and one banded May 2007
RWBL -1- Red-winged Blackbird, the same one as on 5/14.
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 90 net-hours, 17 visitors - banded 39 birds of 19
species:
EAWP -1- Eastern Wood Pewee
ACFL -1- Acadian Flycatcher
BGGN -1- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
SWTH -1- Swainson's Thrush
HETH -1- Hermit Thrush
YWAR -1- Yellow Warbler
MAWA -1- Magnolia Warbler
MYWA -1- Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
BLPW -2- Blackpoll Warbler
AMRE -3- American Redstart
PROW -1- Prothonotary Warbler
NOWA -4- Northern Waterthrush
MOWA -1- Mourning Warbler
COYE -14- Common Yellowthroat
WIWA -1- Wilson's Warbler
CAWA -1- Canada Warbler
NOCA -2- Northern Cardinal
RWBL -1- Red-winged Blackbird
BAOR -1- Baltimore Oriole
Recaptured 3 birds:
ETTI -1- Eastern Tufted Titmouse
YWAR -1- Yellow Warbler
NOCA -1- Northern Cardinal, banded March 2007.
Suzanne
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