Hi folks,

Got in the Jan.-March 1996 issue of the North American Bird Bander, =
published quarterly by the Eastern, Inland and Western Bird Banding =
Associations. Usually has a couple-three main articles as well as a =
bunch of News & Notes and Regional News stuff. =20

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net


Winter Sightings of Common Terns Banded in Eastern North America. H. =
Blokpoel, J. Neuman and G.D. Tessier. pp 1-3 Reported on banding of =
618 adult and 847 juvenile terns from Central population (Eastern =
Headland, Toronto, Ontario) and 117 adult terns from Atlantic coast =
population (Tower Island, Niagra River, New York). Band recoveries had =
indicated little movement between these two populations during the =
breeding season; this report presents first data suggesting there may be =
more mixing of the two populations on the wintering grounds. Four =
color-banded birds and four wing-tagged birds from the two areas were =
identified in the same areas in southern Peru (Callao Harbor, Lima, =
south to Mollendo).

A Comparison of Long-term Banding Data from Two Rose-breasted Grosbeak =
Populations in New York State. Robert P Yunick. pp 3-13. Data from =
banding sites at Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve, Saratoga Co., 7km east =
of Schenectady, and at Jenny Lake, 7km west of Corinth, Saratoga Co. =
Return rates of females were similar at the two sites, but male return =
rates differed - higher male return rate at non-feeder location (Vischer =
Ferry). Longevity was greater among birds at the Jenny Lake feeder =
station - the oldest female was 10 years, 1month - the oldest male, 9 =
years, 11 months.

News, Notes, Comments

Summary of 40th Supplement to the AOU Check-List. pp 14-15.

Books

Hans Bub's "Bird Trapping and Bird Banding: a Handbook for Trapping =
Methods all over the World" Now out in paperback for $29.95 from Cornell =
Univ. Press.

"Raptor Conservation Today" B.-U. Meyburg and R.D. Chancellor (Eds) =
1994. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls and Pica Press, =
London. xvi + 799 pp. $48.50 US Reviewed by Martin McNicholl - who =
found seven (7) handwritten pages' full of errors - many presumably due =
to translation of papers into English? - but says this volume is "well =
worth having".

Recent Literature: 50 papers noted

Eastern Regional News: Notes on establishing new "Atlantic Flyway =
Review" regional designations for EBBA, and "Establishing a Standardized =
Protocol for Contributing AFR Fall Migration Monitoring Stations: A =
Status Report". Also the Antlantic Flyway Review: Region II (North =
Central) - Fall 1995 reports from 8 banding stations in New York State. =
The Cape May Raptor Banding Project 1995 Yearly Report - during the fall =
migration, they captured a total of 4,327 raptors of 16 species (3,658 =
hawks of 12 spp, and 669 owls of four species).

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Western Regional News: Announced the 71 Annual Meeting of the WBBA on =
13 -15 September at Camp Kuralti at Trestle Glen near Sandy, Oregon:

Tentative Field Trips: =20
Fri Morning - high elevation fall migration birding on Mt Hood Natl =
Forest and sagebrush country of high desert east of forest. =20
Fri Evening - calling in Spotted Owls on the Mt Hood N.F.
Sat. Morning - fall migration bird banding at high elevation mountain =
meadow on the forest
Sun Morning - hawk migration and banding at Bonney Butte, or birding in =
the forests and orchard country on the way to Hood River and down the =
Columbia Gorge.
- A special treat for those arriving Thurs morning or afternoon will be =
a trip to Hapman Middle School in Portland on Thurs evening to observe =
thousands of Vaux' Swifts going to roost in the chimneys.

Papers/Posters Session: Saturday afternoon papers and presentations. =
Posters displayed throughout the weekend. Abstracts are invited for =
inclusion in the program. Contact Bob Altman (503) 658-2537, FAX =
658-3760, email Alt8bird at aol.com

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Bob Tweit wrote an article: "Is Banding for Everyone?", noting problems =
with individual training, experience etc. Article prompted by essay in =
the March/April Audubon Magazine where a person had apparently been =
pressured to start a MAPS banding station and was a bit surprised to =
receive her own banding subpermit *before* having any hands-on banding =
experience, and less-than-needed training and supervision. Bob wrote to =
the need to provide adequate training, supervision and support for =
volunteers/subpermittees.

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