Subject: Fw: Rocky Point Notes 15 Oct 97
Date: Oct 15 22:56:21 1997
From: "B. Max Gotz" - bmgotz at direct.ca


B.Max Gotz
Box 291
Whistler, BC
V0N 1B0

email- bmgotz at direct.ca

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> From: Mike Shepard <mgs at islandnet.com>
> To: bmgotz at direct.ca
> Subject:
> Date: 15-Oct-97 21:31 PM
>
> ROCKY POINT NOTES VOLUME 1, NUMBER 7 15 OCTOBER 1997
>
> Editor: Michael G. Shepard, 306-825 Cook Street, Victoria, B.C. V8V 3Z1
> mgs at islandnet.com (250) 380-9195
>
> The final week this fall of intensive monitoring has just been completed.
> It was almost stormed out with high winds and heavy showers causing
several
> banding days to be cancelled. However, we managed to squeeze in four
last
> monitoring days, finally ending on October 12. Nearly 400 birds were
> captured this week, which is about the same number as for all of
September!
> Winter Wrens, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrushes and Golden-crowned
> Sparrows were the predominant species. The most noteworthy capture was a
> Swamp Sparrow on October 12. This is the third year in a row that SWSPs
> have turned up at Rocky Point. Raptors were still moving through in
> moderate numbers. 320 Turkey Vultures were still present on October 7,
but
> none was to be found on October 12. Alan MacLeod, Ron Satterfield and
Jan
> Brown had a great raptor day on October 11. Alan wrote "From 1030 to
1230,
> until the breezes turned to gales, Rocky's blue skies were chock-a- block
> with hawks, particularly SSHAs and RTHAs. 'Twas enough to take your
breath
> away."
>
> SOME RECENT ROCKY POINT OBSERVATIONS
> (Observers: ALM=Alan MacLeod, COB=Colleen O'Brien, JB=Jan Brown,
MGS=Michael
> Shepard, RGS=Ron Satterfield)
> Turkey Vulture October 7 320 COB et
al.
> Sharp-shinned Hawk October 11 60 ALM, RGS,
JB
> Golden Eagle October 6 2 COB et
al.
> Hammond's Flycatcher October 12 1 banded MGS et
al.
> Pacific-slope Flycatcher October 10 1 banded COB et
al.
> Swainson's Thrush October 12 2 banded MGS et
al.
> Cedar Waxwing October 10 375 COB et
al.
> Yellow Warbler October 12 1 banded MGS et
al.
> Swamp Sparrow October 12 1 banded MGS et
al.
>
> PLANS FOR THE WINTER AT ROCKY POINT
> Ideally we would like to be there every day of the year, but with limited
> resources, it is not practical at this time. However, we are going to
> attempt to do the census route at least bi-weekly through the winter to
get
> a sense of population patterns. If you are available to help out, please
> let us know.
>
> WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?
> It's data crunching time. As we sift through the data, we're bound to
find
> a few interesting bits and pieces, which we will share with you. As part
of
> training and education, we are hoping to be doing some in-town banding
this
> winter, and will be looking for people to help and to be trained. Please
> let us know if you are interested
>