[TN-Bird] Tremont banding
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:54:57 -0700 (PDT)
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blount County, TN
6 and 15 July, 2006
Hi folks,
I'm a bit behind, so here are reports for the last 2 banding days at
Tremont.
Today we caught just 3 birds:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Acadian Flycatcher
Carolina Wren.
It seems the breeding season is about done. We only heard one
Louisiana Waterthrush today, and caught none - I believe that most
have dispersed or even begun migration. We only recorded songs from
6 species today, and saw about 6 others. At the beginning of the
season we generally have at least double those numbers. We did need
to close once, briefly, becuase of a bit of rain. But in general,
there just isn't much activity now.
During Tremont's fifth banding session, July 6th, the weather varied
from rainy to partly cloudy. Because of the rain, we missed several
net runs due to closing and re-opening nets. Despite this, the day
was very exciting. We had the highest number of captures this
season, a good diversity of species, and even a new station record!
The full list of birds captured is:
1 Canada Warbler
3 Carolina Wren
1 Chipping Sparrow (recapture)
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Indigo Bunting
7 Louisiana Waterthrush
1 Northern Cardinal
2 Wood Thrush
2 Worm-Eating Warbler (1 unbanded)
With a total of 20 captures representing 9 species, the day not only
had the most birds of any session this season, but the greatest
number of species as well. Many of these birds were the first
individuals of their species captured this year. These include the
Chipping Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Wood Thrush, and Worm-Eating
Warbler. In addition, the Canada Warbler was the first of its
species to be banded at the Tremont station during its entire seven
years!
We have now captured a total of 62 birds representing 16 species
this season. The next banding day is on July 20. Nets open at 6:30.
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Charlie Muise, Naturalist near
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
"To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illuminated mind
the whole world sparkles with light." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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