[va-richmond-general] correction
- From: "Bob Reilly" <rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:02:01 -0400
Thanks for the reply, Linda. Actually the bird was already an adult when I
banded it in May 1998. Thus it was born in 1997 or earlier, making its current
age 9 years old or older. Will be sure to try for it each year until it fails
to show up. Red-eyed vireos have a long migration route, wintering in South
America. Pretty remarkable for such a small bird to have successfully made
that round trip so many times.
Bob
Okay, so it is 8 years old (2006 - 1998). Still quite an accomplishment. We
really appreciate the work you do. Hope the red-eyed vireo comes back in 2009
and sets a new record!
Linda Warfield
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Reilly
To: rjreilly@xxxxxxx ; va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:22 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] correction
Oops. That should have read May 1998 on the red-eyed vireo. Had it been
1997, it would already be 10 yrs old!
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Reilly" <rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:16 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Update on the Prothonotary Warbler Project at
Dutch Gap
> The Prothonotary Warbler project site at the Dutch Gap Conservation Area
> is on pace for a record year. Thus far this season, 330 nestlings have
> been banded there in the project's 131 nest boxes. 110 adult breeders
> have been captured as well. Of those 110, 89 are returned breeders from
> previous years (many of whom were originally nestlings in project boxes).
> 19 are new to the project, and the remaining 2 are foreign encounters
> (originally banded as nestlings in a prior year at the Deep Bottom Park
> Prothonotary project site). In addition, 123 eggs have been counted in
> the Dutch Gap boxes in the last 3 days, and thus there's quite a bit more
> to come!
>
> On an unrelated note, I captured a male red-eyed vireo in Powhatan last
> week that I had originally banded there as an adult in May 1997 ! Thus
> the bird is at least 9 years old. The longevity record for a red-eyed
> vireo is 10 yrs 0 mo. Getting close with that bird! It was in excellent
> condition, its plumage looking just as good as any 2-yr old. Would sure
> like to see it back next year!
>
> Bob Reilly
>
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