Banding Report for Ft Stevens Banding Station
Ft Stevens St Pk, Clatsop Co. OR

04 Oct 1998

Method: Up to six 9m mist nets are placed in perpendicular
sets in willow wetland habitat near the South Jetty of the
Columbia River. Captured birds are measured, ringed with
USBBL numbered metal bands and released. Data on time of
capture and side of net captured are also recorded to gain
an understanding of movements through the area.

1998 10/4

Hours 3
Nets 6
Net*hours 18


Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI 6
Myrtle Warbler MYWA 3
Winter Wren WIWR 4
Marsh Wren MAWR 4
Song Sparrow SOSP 1

Recaptures
WIWR 2
MAWR 1
FOSP 1

total captures 22
diversity 6
birds/(net*hour) 1.2
diversity/(net*hour) 0.3

Notes: It was a mostly RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET morning. The
diversity numbers were low, but 3 Myrtle-type YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS are representative of the large numbers of YRWA in
the area. No HERMIT THRUSHES were heard or captured and only
one VARIED THRUSH was heard in contrast to the high numbers
last week. A single ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in at
the station. Please note the significant recapture below.

SIGNIFICANT RECAPTURE
FOSP #961-95178 originally banded 25 Sep 1993 as an adult

ex cul nalopsi bill dep wing tail tarsus rear claw
12.0 9.1 7.7 79.6 72.1 29.7 12.5

For more information from the Ft Stevens Banding Station:
http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/FTST_station.html

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Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR _Birds and other Wildlife of the
mpatters at orednet.org Columbia River Estuary_
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