[Bristol-Birds] Herndon Bird Club Field Trip to Big Bald Banding Station
- From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:50:18 -0400
Visit to the Big Bald Bird Banding Station--Joe McGuiness, Kathy Noblet and Roy
Knispel visited the bird banding station on Big Bald on Saturday morning, June
26. Thanks to the bird banding crew--Mark, Kathy, Lynn and Teddy--for their
hospitality and instruction as they went about their work. Ten species were
banded:
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-eyed Vireo
Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black & White Warbler
Canada Warbler
Indigo Bunting
Junco
Many of the birds banded were juncos--other birds seen were Ruby-throated
Hummingbird and Chimney Swift
Many pictures of the birds and banding operation are available for viewing on
Kathy Noblet's Flickr page at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24288421@N03/sets/72157624370449446/
The URL for the banding station is http://www.bigbirdbanding.org
A banding crew headed by Rad Mayfield will be at the station this Saturday,
July 3. Joe McGuiness will be going up to the station this Saturday. Anyone
interested in going along is invited.
If you plan to go, be sure to contact Joe by phone 423-743-1536 (his
office) or 423-743-0065 (his home) to tell him you plan to go. Leave a message
if he isn't available to answer his phone. Meet at the U.S. Forest Service
headquarters building in Unicoi at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 3. Bring water
and snacks or a lunch--folks will return to Unicoi by about 2:30 p.m. The
drive from Unicoi to the parking spot takes about an hour and there is an
up-hill hike of one-half to three-quarters of a mile to the banding station.
If you have questions, contact me by phone or email.
Roy Knispel, Pres
Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter of TOS
Phone: 423-202-7802
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