BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
04-09-2005

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.

2005 04/09
Neawanna 99
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 2
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 2
American Robin AMRO 1
Hermit Thrush HETH 1
Song Sparrow SOSP 1

Recaptures
Song Sparrow SOSP 1

new captures 7
total captures 8
diversity 5
birds/(net*hour) 0.25
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: A surprisingly slow banding day. We heard many more ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS than we caught. Also heard lots of COMMON YELLOW-
THROATS.

Several PAINTED LADIES flew through the banding sight also.

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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

If you want to end war and stuff, you've got to sing loud
- Arlo Guthrie