BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
April 10, 2003

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.


2003 4/10
Neawanna 100
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 16
Chestnut-backed Chickadee CBCH 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI 1
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 2

Recaptures
Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 1
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 1
Fox Sparrow FOSP 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP 1

new captures 20
total captures 24
diversity 7
birds/(net*hour) 0.8
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: Except for the hummingbirds, it was a quiet day with much less
moving around than I expected. Sex ratio for captured humminbirds was
7 males; 10 females.

http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/observatory/observatory.html

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

A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about him
hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

-Neltje Blanchan

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