Banding Report for Ft Stevens Banding Station
Ft Stevens St Pk, Clatsop Co. OR
13 Sep 2001

Method: Up to eight 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.

2001
Ft Stevens 9-13
Hours 3
Nets 8
Net*hours 22

Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 3
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 2
Common Yellowthroat COYE 4
Song Sparrow SOSP 1

new captures 10
total captures 10
diversity 4
birds/(net*hour) 0.5
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: There was heavy fog and a stiff breeze from the west
this morning which apparently kept any migrants from moving
around. A GREAT HORNED OWL was calling from the pines as
I set up, pre-dawn.

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

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