BANDING REPORT- Neawanna Wetland Preserve
04-19-2005

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 04/19
Neawanna 109
Hours 4
Nets 8
Net*hours 32

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU 4
Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA 3
Common Yellowthroat COYE 1
Lincoln's Sparrow LISP 1

Recaptures
Spotted Towhee SPTO 1

new captures 9
total captures 10
diversity 5
birds/(net*hour) 0.3
diversity/(net*hour) 0.2

Notes: Banding is still slower than average even though today was
sunny and warm. A noisy GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at the ponds all
morning. We also saw small salmonid fry in the creek and managed
a photo of this rascal.

http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/temp/raccoon.JPG

http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/observatory/observatory.html

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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