Was playing around with a few figures about the percentage of hatching
year young (HY) to the total of birds of this subspecies I, with the
help of Dr. Jack and Mrs. Pat Fletcher, banded in the years 1993 to
1999, excluding 1997 because mostly inactive banding that year. Also the
dates when the subspecies were first banded that particular year, last
banded that year, and the first date of banding of HY birds.

Year 1993
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1999
_____________________________________________________________________________________

AHY 20
31 10 26
32 63

HY 120
131 161 196
113 243

Percent of HY to total banded 85.7
80.1 94.2 88.2
77.9 79.3

Total birds banded 140
162 171 222
145 306

First HY banded 7/1
6/10 6/16 6/27
6/l5 6/8

First banded (Species) 4/2
3/30 4/14 4/5 4/5
4/14 3/21

Last banded (Species) 10/4
12/3 12/5 11/27 11/13
12/1 12/31

Total birds for 6 years- 1,146

Nomenclature used is that of the Bird Banding Laboratory, U.S.
Geological Survey. Formerly in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Eugene Kridler
Ye Olde Retired Broken Down Biologist
Sequim, Wa.
ekridler at olympus.net