BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
June 9, 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 6/9
Neawanna 160
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 7
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 6
Purple Finch PUFI 6

Recaptures
Swainson's Thrush SWTH 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 2

new captures 20
total captures 23
diversity 5
birds/(net*hour) 0.7
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: We caught many hatch-year RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS (4 of 7) and
SONG SPARROWS (3 of 6) today, but it was otherwise a quite morning.
It would appear most of the spring migration is over

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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