BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
Sep 18, 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 9/18
Neawanna 261
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Swainson's Thrush SWTH 1
Winter Wren WIWR 1
Marsh Wren MAWR 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 5
Purple Finch PUFI 7

Recaptures first banded
Bewick's Wren BEWR 1 08/16/2003
Fox Sparrow FOSP 1 02/04/2003

new captures 15
total captures 17
diversity 7
birds/(net*hour) 0.5
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: We finally managed a weather window that didn't conflict
with the rest of my schedule today. There seemed to be a lot of
activity while I was setting nets, but that didn't translate to
many interesting captures. We did recapture a FOX SPARROW first
banded last winter.

We saw, but did not capture a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER and a
YELLOW WARBLER. There was a pretty steady southward movement of
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS and VAUX'S SWIFTS from about 09:00 until the
wind picked up (sometime after 10:00).

--
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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