[TN-Bird] Whigg Meadow Banding Results

Below is a list of species banded between Sept 4 and Sept 15 at Whigg Meadow
Banding Station, Cherokee National Forest, Monroe Co. TN.  Our capture rate
for the season is 68 birds/100 net hours.  

Totals for species netted, individuals banded and birds/net hour were all
low this season.  Perhaps migrations was delayed by hurricanes Frances and
Ivan.  Though I have not yet evaluated ratio of young birds to adult birds,
my impression is that we encountered a significantly high percent of after
hatch year birds.  Not sure if this indicates a poor breeding season or if
young birds passed before or after we were in operation.  Will be interested
to see banding results from Big Bald and Carver's Gap.

Thanks again to all who helped and, to Cherokee National Forest for support
and permits.

Dave Vogt
Chattanooga, TN


Black-throated Blue Warbler             50
Dark-eyed Junco                 69 ( + 1, banded 2003 )
Tennessee Warbler                       67
Eastern Towhee                          7
Gray Catbird                            10
Veery                                   5
Hooded Warbler                          23
Ovenbird                                40
Swainson's Thrush                       28
Blue-headed Vireo                       23
Nashville Warbler                       1
American Redstart                       12
Magnolia Warbler                        22
Black-throated Green Warbler            7
Golden-winged Warbler                   1
Prairie Warbler                         1
Black-and-White Warbler         9
Carolina Chickadee                      2 ( + 1, we banded 4 years ealier)
Blackburnian Warbler                    5
Indigo Bunting                          1
Chestnut-sided Warbler                  27
Ruby-throated Hummingbird               2  (captured but not banded)
Common Yellowthroat                     1
Golden-crowned Kinglet                  1
Gray-cheeked Thrush                     1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak          2
White-breaseted Nuthatch                1
Downy Woodpecker                        1
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