[va-richmond-general] Re: P.S re ages of returned adult prothonotaries at Dutch Gap
- From: David Bryan <dbryan.audubon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: nancym.ambler@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:32:00 -0400
Hello Nancy and all,
I haven't seen anything that National Audubon has put out on passerine
species per se, but a recent article highlighted Arctic-breeding birds which
will soon start to return. Here is the link:
http://web1.audubon.org/news/pressRelease.php?id=2700
<http://web1.audubon.org/news/pressRelease.php?id=2700>All the best,
David Bryan
Virginia Important Bird Areas Program
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Nancy Ambler <nancym.ambler@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Bob - Thank you so much for the continuing information about the warblers
> and for your ongoing work and that of your team, even throughout this severe
> heat. Your most recent "individual interest" story highlights for me an
> increasing concern I have about the oil cataclysm in the Gulf: What will be
> the effect on the thousands of our beloved birds (warblers, thrushes, and so
> many others) who stage on the barrier islands there prior to their
> cross-Gulf journey this fall? I have not seen this issue raised in any
> national (or local) press reports regarding the growing tragedy for wildlife
> (and people). Is anyone anywhere (National Audubon, perhaps?) focusing on
> this issue and publicizing the same?
>
> I send this message to you personally and to those included in the RAS
> ListServe mailings with the hope that someone has better information than I
> relating to this matter and, if so, you will pass such information along. If
> the matter is not one of focus, then perhaps we, as lovers of birds and
> other wild creatures and places and as RAS members, can request NAS to
> create a press release about the same and provide the information to all
> appropriate national media. Regionally, it also seems pertinent given
> proposed drilling off Virginia's shores and the prospectively related issue
> of critical migration routes along the Eastern Shore and across the
> Chesapeake Bay from Fisherman's Island, et al..
>
> Again, many thanks.
>
> Nancy Ambler
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Reilly" <rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Richmond Birds" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 8:01 PM
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] P.S re ages of returned adult prothonotaries
> at Dutch Gap
>
>
>
> Under the heading of individual interest stories, it may be noted that 8
>> year old female 225011104 is known to have produced two broods each season
>> every year from her initial capture as a 2+ yr old adult in 2004 through the
>> current 2010 season, excepting only 2009 when we could only document one
>> brood. A remarkable legacy indeed.
>> Best,
>> Bob
>>
>> Bob Reilly wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> Successful migrating Prothonotary Warblers make a 5000+ mile round trip
>>> each year, including two nonstop crossings of the Gulf of Mexico. Through
>>> July 2nd we have captured 133 returned adult breeders at Dutch Gap this year
>>> that were originally banded at the project in prior years. Thought some you
>>> might be interested in the age distribution of those adults:
>>>
>>> minimum age in # of years adults %
>>> 8 2 1.5%
>>> 7 1 0.8%
>>> 6 4 3.0%
>>> 5 9 6.8%
>>> 4 17 12.8%
>>> 3 30 22.6%
>>> 2 34 25.6%
>>> 1 36 27.1%
>>> all 133 100.0%
>>>
>>>
>>> The 8yr olds are longevity records for this species.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Bob Reilly
>>>
>>>
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