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["Joanna Taylor" <jandrtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,  Here is the official summary of the banding so far at  Occoquan.  I
am posting it for Suzanne Miller.  Separate post
follows about today's banding.  Cheers,  Joanna


Spring 2007 at OCCO continued with fantastic days ? until the avian gods
evened things out on April Fool?s Day (when we netted as many birds as we
had personnel).



On Wednesday we had a new species for the station ? Fox Sparrow, and our
3,000th bird ? a Carolina Chickadee; both banded by Joanna Taylor.



On Saturday, the annual ExxonMobil cleanup day, we banded another new
species for the station ? Mourning Dove, bringing the species total to 85.
ExxonMobil had a record number of participants, and we thank the dozen
people, led by Jim Waggener, who picked up trash in our prescribed area.  We
had a male Northern Cardinal to band as they began; this NOCA was firmly
gripping a wooden clothes pin in his beak, which I had described as a
powerful seed (or finger) cracking tool.  There was a reluctance amongst the
volunteers to be the one to release him, until a boy bravely stepped up.



The banding station is open this coming ?winter? Easter weekend on Fri, Sat
and Sun until about noon.  The gate for the public opens at 7 a.m.  Due to
new rules and regulations on liability from USF&WS, visitors can no longer
walk the net lanes with us, but are welcome at the banding pavilion via the
path from our little parking area.  Wednesday, April 4, is a rain-out.



Results:



Wednesday, March 28:

Banded 19 birds of 8 species, 90 net-hours:

BLJA, 1, Blue Jay

CACH, 1, Carolina Chickadee

ETTI, 1, Eastern Tufted Titmouse

GCKI, 2, Golden-crowned Kinglets, the 2nd and 3rd ones ever caught at the
station

FOSP, 1, Fox Sparrow, an OCCO lifer!

SOSP, 5, Song Sparrow

WTSP, 7, White-throated Sparrow

NOCA, 1, Northern Cardinal



Recaptured 7 birds of 7 species (all birds banded at OCCO unless otherwise
noted):

CACH, 1, banded 4/6/2003 as an ASY, so he is at least 6 years old

WBNU, 1, White-breasted Nuthatch, banded this season

BRTH, 1, Brown Thrasher, banded 10/14/2006 at the Fall Festival as an HY

FISP, 1, Field Sparrow, banded 4/1/2005

SOSP, 1, banded this season

WTSP, 1, banded 4/14/2006

NOCA, 1, banded 4/23/2005.





Saturday, March 31:

Banded 17 birds of 11 species, 90 net-hours, 13 visitors:

MODO, 1, Mourning Dove, another OCCO lifer!

WBNU, 1

RCKI, 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

WIWR, 1, Winter Wren

HETH, 1, Hermit Thrush

FISP, 2

SOSP, 2

WTSP, 3

EATO, 2, Eastern Towhee

NOCA, 2

AMGO, 1, American Goldfinch



Recaptured 10 birds of 6 species:

CACH, 1, banded this season

ETTI, 1, banded this season

CARW, 1, Carolina Wren, banded 10/15/2005 at the Fall Festival

BRTH, 1, the recap from Wednesday again

FISP, 1, the recap from Wednesday again

WTSP, 5, banded 3/31/2006, 4/1/2006, 4/1/2006, 4/2/2006 and this season.





Sunday, April 1:

Banded 5 birds of 3 species, 75 net-hours, 2 visitors:

HETH, 1

SOSP, 1

WTSP, 3



Recaptured 2 birds of 2 species:

CARW, 1, banded this season

WTSP, 1, banded this season.



Suzanne








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