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

Sep 4 & 7

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 9/4 9/7

Hours 3 3
Nets 6 6
Net*hours 18 18

Common Bushtit BUSH 3
Black-throated Gray Warbler BTYW 1 1
Common Yellowthroat COYE 2 1
Swainson's Thrush SWTH 1 1
Bewick's Wren BEWR 1
Winter Wren WIWR 3
Marsh Wren MAWR 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 3 2

Recaptures
COYE 1

total captures 13 8
diversity 7 5
birds/(net*hour) 0.7 0.4
diversity/(net*hour) 0.4 0.3

Notes: Weather conditions were not the best for capturing
migrants. Winds predominated from the north and the evenings
were clear and warm. Most notable was the arrival of
wintering WINTER WRENS at the site.

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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