This is a summary of winter banding (Jan-Feb) at the Neawanna sparrow
banding site. The capture rate (bird/net*h) is running about 66% above
the average of the previous 3 years. FOX SPARROW numbers are 140%
higher than average (based on Fox Sparrow captures per net*h).

Neawanna 2000 2001 2002 2003
Hours 10.3 13 8 10
Nets 3.2 4 4.7 5
Net*hours 33.5 52 37.3 50

Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 5 1 2
Common Bushtit BUSH 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI 1 6 2 4
American Robin AMRO 1 1 1
Hermit Thrush HETH 2
Bewick's Wren BEWR 2 1
Winter Wren WIWR 1
Marsh Wren MAWR 1 1
Dark-eyed Junco ORJU 11 4 12 11
Spotted Towhee SPTO 1 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP 1 2
White-crowned Sparrow WCSP 3
Fox Sparrow FOSP 6 1 3 11
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 7 2 3 7
Purple Finch PUFI 1
House Finch HOFI 6 1 5

Recaptures
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 1 2 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI 2 3 3
Bewick's Wren BEWR 1 2
Winter Wren WIWR 1
Spotted Towhee SPTO 1
Dark-eyed Junco ORJU 2 7
Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP 1
Fox Sparrow FOSP 2 2
Song Sparrow SOSP 2 2 2 3

new captures 38 24 25 58
total captures 40 31 38 78
diversity 11 20 9 13
birds/(net*hour) 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.6



--
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

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