BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
07 May 2002

Method: Up to eight 9m mist nets are placed in mixed Oregon
Crabapple/Twinberry/Spruce along the the upper Neawanna River,
Seaside, Clatsop Co. OR. 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.

2002 5/07
Neawanna 127
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 3
Chestnut-backed Chickadee CBCH 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI 1
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 10
Wilson's Warbler WIWA 6
American Robin AMRO 1
Hermit Thrush HETH 2
Bewick's Wren BEWR 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP 1
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP 1
Purple Finch PUFI 1

Recaptures
Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 1
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee CBCH 1
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 3

new captures 28
total captures 34
diversity 12
birds/(net*hour) 1.1
diversity/(net*hour) 0.4

NOTES: Steady movement of warblers all morning, most ORANGE-
CROWNED and WILSON'S WARBLERS. Several BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLERS were heard, but not captured. There were also at least
3 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS singing.

Other notable birds detected but not captured:
Whimbrel 11
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 4
Long-billed Dowitcher 1

Further information on the this project is
available at:
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/observatory/observatory.html

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html