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

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.

1999
Ft Stevens 0919
Hours 2.5
Nets 6
Net*hours 15

Common Yellowthroat COYE 5
Varied Thrush VATH 1
Winter Wren WIWR 4
Fox Sparrow FOSP 1


total captures 11
diversity 4
birds/(net*hour) 0.7
diversity/(net*hour) 0.3

Notes: Though the captures don't show it, there was quite
a bit of activity near the station. A pulse of VARIED
THRUSH moved through early. BLACK-THROATED GRAY and YELLOW
WARBLERS were on the move as well.


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