Subject: BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland 8/31/2003
Date: Aug 31 14:44:02 2003
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
Aug 31, 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 8/31
Neawanna 243
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 6
Common Bushtit BUSH 5
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 2
Black-throated Gray Warbler BTYW 1
Wilson's Warbler WIWA 2
Common Yellowthroat COYE 4
Swainson's Thrush SWTH 2
Bewick's Wren BEWR 1
Marsh Wren MAWR 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 1
Purple Finch PUFI 1

Recaptures
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 1
Wilson's Warbler WIWA 1
Bewick's Wren BEWR 2

new captures 26
total captures 30
diversity 11
birds/(net*hour) 0.9
diversity/(net*hour) 0.3

Notes: We alwys seem to have a good day at the Neawanna on
Labor Day weekend. Lots of migrant activity today most of it
concentrated between 08:00 and 09:00. Notable species seen,
but not captured include BLACK SWIFT and TOWNSEND'S WARBLER.

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

I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.

- Wallace Stevens

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