BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
May 5, 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 5/5
Neawanna 125
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Calliope Hummingbird CAHU 1
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 21
Wilson's Warbler WIWA 4
Common Yellowthroat COYE 2
Hermit Thrush HETH 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow GCSP 1
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP 1

Recaptures
Black-capped Chickadee BCCH 1


new captures 32
total captures 33
diversity 8
birds/(net*hour) 1.
diversity/(net*hour) 0.25

Notes: The best bird of the morning was undoubtedly the male
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD captured at about 09:00hr. Most of the day
was spent pulling ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS out of the net. Most
were _lutescens_ type, 5 _orestera_ type were also caught.

This weeks bird in hand:
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/humm/cahu20030505.html

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

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