Hi folks,

Just received the Oct-Dec, 1995 issue of NABB, Volume XX No. 4. This is =
a quarterly publication of the Eastern, Inland and Western Bird Banding =
Associations. Thought folks would be interested in the contents. Only =
one article in this one, some association news, and news and notes =
stuff.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net

Band Loss in North Pacific Populations of Laysan Albatross (Diomedea =
immutabilis) and Black-footed Albatross (D. nigripes). James P Ludwig, =
Cheryl L Summer, Heidi J Auman, Theo L Colborn, Frederick E Ludwig and =
Gregg Diefenderfer. pp 157-164. Size 7-B aluminum bands were recovered =
from Laysan (N=3D124) and Black-footed Albatrosses nesting at Midway =
Atoll in 1979 and 1992-93. Each band weighed and etched if illegible. =
Bands recovered from Laysan albatrosses were carried from 0.6 to 30.4 =
years. Band loss commenced about year 13. The oldest legible band was =
carried only 19 years; all bands worn longer required etching to read =
the number; half were illegible after 14 years. Once band loss begins, =
it adds an error of 9.45% to the estimated annual mortality rate. =
Aluminum bands on Black-footeds retained aluminum bands 23 years, and =
50% will retain aluminum bands for 37 years; band loss will begin to =
bias data after year 23. Although many bands carried by Black-footeds =
longer than 15 years required etching to read, 23% carried 25-33 years =
were legible. Aluminum bands are not suitable to provide long-term =
survivorship and life table data for Laysans but are marginally suitable =
for Black-footeds. Rebanding of albatrosses carrying aluminum bands =
should be a priority.

House Finch Disease: A Call for Help. p 165. Since 1994, bird watchers =
throughout much of the East have been noticing House Finches with red, =
swollen, crusty eyes. These birds have a respiratory disease caused by =
Mycoplasma gallisepticum, a bacterium that usually infects poultry. The =
disease poses no known risk to humans but can be fatal in finches. =
Suggests cleaning bird feeders regularly with mild bleach solution (one =
part bleach to nine parts water); dry feeders well before filling them. =
Prevent overcrowding by adding extra feeders to your yard, as disease =
spreads when birds are in close contact.

Under "Significant Encounters", a regular feature where member banders =
send in their neat recoverys/ encounters of banded birds, by John B =
Dunning Jr, there were several banded birds from the greater =
Tweeters/OBOL area

American White Pelican: 619-19795 Banded as a local (chick) by staff of =
British Columbia Wildlife Banders at Stum Lake, B.C. on 29 July 1992. =
Resighted in Bend, Oregon on 29 Sept 1992, 1100km south of banding site. =
619-18103 banded as a local at Stum Lake on 13 August 1991, resighted =
along Santa Ana River, California on 10 Oct 1992, 2200km south of =
banding site.

Black-crowned Night Heron 1377-28194 banded as local by CH Trost at =
Minidoka NWR, Idaho on 1 July 1992, reported from Sinaloa, Mexico on 27 =
March 1993, at least 1800km south of banding site, 11 years old.

Mallard 2347-81329, banded as AHY (after hatching year) female near =
Bend, Oregon on 6 July 1993, retrapped by Jim Reynolds near Bonners =
Ferry, Idaho on 29 July 1993, 650km NE of banding site. =20

>From Camas NWR, Hamer, Idaho several mallards were reported on; a =
hatching-year male (HY-M) banded on 30 August 1993, shot at Butte Creek, =
California on 26 December 1993; an AHY-F banded 4 Aug 1993, shot near =
Cutler Reservoir, Utah on 3 Oct 1993, and an AHY-M banded 20 Aug 1993 =
shot near Salt Lake City on 2 Oct 1993.

An Osprey 608-86093 banded as a local at Kooteney Lake, BC on 18 July =
1990 found dead on Flathead River, Montana 27 August 1993.

A Sharp-shinned Hawk 1433-89791 banded as HY-F by staff of Golden Gate =
Raptor Observatory at the Marin Headlands, California on 13 November =
1990 was found dead after striking "stationary object" at Riddle, Oregon =
on 28 October 1993.

Red-tailed Hawk 987-93813 Banded as HY-Unk at Marin Headlands, Calif. on =
13 Sept 1990 found dead at Dayville, Oregon on 5 July 1993.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1960-12668 banded as HY-F by John Dorio at =
Anchorage, Alaska on 12 August 1993, struck window and was killed at =
Port Moody, B.C. on 24 Sept 1993.

A couple of Western Bluebirds reported by Elsie Eltzroth from Corvallis. =
One killed by cat as a 4-year-old, and another - a rehabilitated orphan =
- resighted at hack site after 2.5 years.

Lazuli Bunting 1830-51515 banded as AHY-F by Dennis Vroman at Horse =
Creek Meadows, Siskiyou Nat Forest, Oregon on 14 June 1989, recaptured =
there 20 July 1993, at least 5 years old.

Golden-crowned Sparrow 1361-93869 banded as AHY-M at Juneau, Alaska on =
18 April 1990. Killed by cat at Victoria, BC on 11 February 1992.

Pine Siskin 1860-08477 banded as U-U (unknown age/sex) by R Altman near =
Boring, Oregon on 17 October 1992, recaptured at San Jose, Calif on 3 =
Jan 1993.

Evening Grosbeak 731-97356 banded as AHY-F by Geo Merrick at Bend, =
Oregon on 23 Feb 1991, found dead at Bonners Ferry, Idaho on 1 July =
1993.


The Eastern Bird Banding Association regional news gave banding reports =
for Fall, 1994 from 12 stations from Ontario to West Virginia.

The Inland BBA regional news had reports of "The Capture of A Merlin: A =
New Technique" by Vernon Kleen. A mist-net was raised between two =
fork-lifts to capture the bird stranded in a department store in =
Springfield, Illinois. Also, a report by Ellie Cox of Detroit, Michigan =
of a bird monitoring program at a local 'metropark'.

The Western BBA announced a conference/retreat near Sandy, Oregon for =
their association's 71st annual meeting on 13-15 September. Contact =
Ellen Stephenson in Vancouver, WA to answer questions.

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