tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57684478886261797842024-03-13T09:25:26.738-07:00Cape Cod BanderCape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-74272831392514980372017-01-06T13:13:00.002-08:002017-01-06T13:13:24.373-08:00Highlights of 2016This will probably be my last blog post as it is getting harder for me to find the time to write. I'll be switching over to a Wing Island Banding facebook page to highlight the best bird of the day, an interesting capture, or something I want to share. I may use this blog occasionally for longer discussions.<br />
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A typical spring day on Cape Cod consists of cold, wind, rain and this year was no exception. May 4th was cloudy, overcast, with occasional spitting light rain and while we only had 19 birds, a second year (SY) Savannah Sparrow was a nice catch.<br />
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This bird was aged as SY due to a molt limit seen at the alula covert(darker brown color), abraded primary coverts and a molt limit in the tertials, secondaries 8,9 were replaced but s7 was retained. </div>
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A very common bird but one we hardly ever get in our nets was a Mourning Dove captured on May 6th and then we captured two more! They seemed to be all over the island this year. The top photo is a female and the bottom one is a juvenile bird.</div>
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May 9th was our busiest spring day as nice SW winds brought in 115 birds of 18 species, a big day for us during spring monitoring season. Some of the birds were migrants just passing through including a Least Flycatcher (couldn't get a good picture), an after second year (ASY) male Black-throated Blue Warbler,</div>
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a SY male Myrtle Warbler, </div>
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and a SY female Orange-crowned Warbler. This was our second spring season in a row capturing this species, normally only seen on Wing Island in the fall. </div>
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This day also brought in our first of year (FOY) breeders: an ASY male Prairie Warbler,<br />
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and an ASY male Yellow Warbler.</div>
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We spent numerous days in the spring banding in the Punkhorn too. Some notable captures there included a very old Black-and-White Warbler on 10 May at least in his 10th year first banded as an ASY in 2008. The oldest known BAWW is 11 years 3 months. </div>
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The Alder Flycatcher from last year came back singing in the same spot and was recaptured in the same net as last year.</div>
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Another nice bird in the Punkhorn is Black-billed Cuckoo. We hear numerous cuckoos vocalizing from different areas during net runs.</div>
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This year I offered a beginner banding class from 16-20 May with fellow NABC Trainer Anthony Hill. We had 5 participants and had a successful and fun week! All the students were eager to learn and participate. Some pics from our week:</div>
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Jane Wing (left) and Lucy Wightman (sitting)</div>
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Stefanie Paventy and Anthony Hill</div>
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Liz Gorda (sitting) and Betsy Sims with Stefanie pointing.<br />
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Luckily we had a nice variety of birds that week to teach some ageing and sexing. Some of the highlights for the week were:</div>
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ASY male Magnolia Warbler </div>
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On July 20th I had the privilege of banding a Barn Owl and a female American Kestrel. Both of the birds were ready to be released from the Wildlife Center in Barnstable. </div>
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I normally start fall banding monitoring on August 1st but August was such a hot month with many days just too hot and humid to safely carry out banding operations. The majority of our nets are quite exposed to the sun due to the low shrubbery so I didn't get out many days. By September we were in full swing and I was so fortunate to have a volunteer intern again this year, Bradford Bower. I taught him as much as I could and he was great at extracting, banding, and ageing birds. He was with me every day I went out. You'll be greatly missed next year, Bradford!</div>
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Our first of season Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was captured on 2 September and then we couldn't band for 5 days due to the wind effects of Hurricane Hermine.</div>
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We also captured a young male flicker in the process of molting his primaries. His eating habits changed midstream when he began to focus on fruits from invasive honeysuckles that contain </div>
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Early September brought some other migrants; a HY male Black-throated Green Warbler on the 7th,</div>
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a Yellow-breasted Chat on the 8th</div>
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and we banded two Connecticut Warblers this fall, a real treat.</div>
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Ruby-crowned Kinglets (58 banded) arrrived late September </div>
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Majestic Red-bellied Woodpeckers are difficult to capture due to the smaller size of our mist nets.We did however, manage to band 4 this fall! Previous captures included 2 in 2008, 1 in 2013, and 1 last year. </div>
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The habitat on Wing Island isn't the best for thrushes, but we were fortunate to capture at least one Swainson's Thrush on Oct 6th. The bird was aged as HY due to the retained greater coverts. The buff triangular-shaped edging is indicative of a juvenal feather.</div>
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Another bird we only band once or twice a year was an Indigo Bunting on the 7th, a rather drab HY female.<br />
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We had our largest number of species for the fall on Oct 12th, 26 in all. Some of the birds on this list were American Redstart, Blackpoll Warbler, Western Palm Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Lincoln Sparrow, and two new species for the fall, a Brown Thrasher, aged as HY due to a molt limit in the tertials</div>
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and a HY Purple Finch of unknown sex. While this bird may look like a female, some young males may not develop male plumage until the following year.</div>
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We anticipated being stuck on the island on the 18th with a forecast of a King tide. And what a tide it was! Gretchen, Bradford, and I went down to the boardwalk to see if we could make it over, but nope we had to wait another hour at least. <span style="text-align: center;">Good thing I closed up the south side nets early!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7z3MttiZ4e5nMNJZ-PAaR6QPwVnXLOcmRIpdaN_PObzQeUmRShJ7v0xBzytqmDUy3ygObKK8jHwt8N14TSSfbad9qX0D6G659VEsKk-x1E-U5Q08_fHVfUh0WI_JEce2db6fNP9qsl4E/s1600/IMG_3433.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7z3MttiZ4e5nMNJZ-PAaR6QPwVnXLOcmRIpdaN_PObzQeUmRShJ7v0xBzytqmDUy3ygObKK8jHwt8N14TSSfbad9qX0D6G659VEsKk-x1E-U5Q08_fHVfUh0WI_JEce2db6fNP9qsl4E/s320/IMG_3433.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoocpTSRf87LGFRw7JDkCIRVB7dcZ0NznhI-uMMgid91FKj5nwd-zrKc19X8hZWsOx2DTydZtuNBxiyqxrMFGY_U7klWqiVBFpCTOB9vXPrnQeKrOYbWZksFpgQYJ_HN0BAV-D4IWe9OZ6/s1600/sue_gretchen+on+wing+_10_18_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoocpTSRf87LGFRw7JDkCIRVB7dcZ0NznhI-uMMgid91FKj5nwd-zrKc19X8hZWsOx2DTydZtuNBxiyqxrMFGY_U7klWqiVBFpCTOB9vXPrnQeKrOYbWZksFpgQYJ_HN0BAV-D4IWe9OZ6/s320/sue_gretchen+on+wing+_10_18_16.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>
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and captured our first of 5 Marsh Wrens on the 19th. I love the combination of brown, black, and white markings of this species.</div>
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Most HY wrens go through an incomplete molt, meaning they can molt some of their primary feathers and some of their secondary feathers. We use this criteria for ageing and the retained middle primaries compared to the darker, fresher inner and outer primaries is obvious in this bird.</div>
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and a very late Prairie Warbler on the 26th.</div>
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Our biggest fall day was 27 Oct with 206 birds netted including our first of fall HY Eastern White-crowned Sparrow.</div>
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On the 30th I captured a very dark looking Eastern Phoebe, one of the darkest plumaged bird I have ever seen on a HY bird. The intensity of the orange in the mouth was quite striking too for this species.</div>
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Banding typically slows down for us in November but this year was quite busy. We had numerous 100+ bird days with other days numbering in the 70's and 80's. Our best birds for this month were American Tree Sparrow, with a bicolored bill and central breast spot, </div>
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It was a quiet winter hummingbird season with only 3 hummingbirds banded, all at private homes. I did band my first Calliope Hummingbird in Oct, a young male (photo by Sean Williams). Calliopes are our smallest hummingbird in the states. <span style="text-align: center;">One of the ways to identify this species is to compare the length of the wing to the length of the tail. In Calliope Hummingbirds the wings extend beyond the tail.</span>As he ages his whole gorget (area under his bill) will be covered with rose-purple elongated feathers.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Overall, we had a successful year netting 4,431 birds with 2,804 newly banded and a banding effort of 52 birds/100 net hours. I was able to get out 73 days, a lot less than typical, probably due to the high heat of August, our first grandson, and a puppy! Many thanks to all the people who helped this year: Bradford Bower (fall intern), Jo-Anna Ghadban, Gretchen Putonen, Jane Wing, Stefanie Paventy, Donna Kucia, Judith Bruce, Lucy Wightman, Liz Gorda, Betsy Sims, Anthony Hill, Gerry Beetham, Devan Blazey, Hannah Moon, Corey Accardo, Eric Russell, and others who helped out for a day or two.</span></div>
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Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, MA will hold a beginner’s
Bander Training course in the spring of 2016. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This course is endorsed by the
North American Banding Council (NABC) and is taught by two NABC-Certified
Trainers, Sue Finnegan, manager of the banding station, and Anthony Hill. This
course (no prior or minimal amount of banding experience) is an intensive 5-day
course designed for people interested in assisting at a banding station or
students interested in obtaining skills that will enable them to participate in
ornithological research studies. Topics will cover history of bird banding,
ethics, mist netting with specific emphasis on bird extraction and species
identification, handling and processing captured birds, and data collection.
Students will engage in both field experience and classes. A quiz and exam will
be given, as well as field evaluation. Slots will be limited to 6 people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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banding lab by 5:30 am each morning. Fieldwork will carry on for the morning, with a
lunch break and classes in the afternoons. We will break for dinner in late
afternoon. Homework will be given. A list of previously captured birds from
Wing Island will be sent to you after registration. Students should come with
appropriate clothing for fieldwork along with rubber boots, as some of our nets
are in wet areas. Ticks, mosquitoes, and poison ivy may be encountered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Date: Sunday May 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm to May 20,
2016 at 5:00 pm (or earlier). A dinner will be provided Sunday night. Meals will be on your
own for the rest of the week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cost: $525.00 which includes shared housing and course materials or $400.00 for those not requiring housing. This price also includes the $25.00
non-refundable deposit required to hold your slot, which will be returned if
the class is cancelled for any reason including inclement weather. Students
attending college will receive a $50.00 discount. Snacks and water will also be provided. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">A certificate of participation will be awarded to those successfully completing this introductory course. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This may enable you to serve as assistants at a banding station, but additional practice will be necessary for unsupervised work and this course will not earn you a permit to band birds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">To register for the workshop, email Sue <a href="mailto:suefinnegan@comcast.net">suefinnegan@comcast.net</a> for a registration
form or questions. </span>Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-72003080365718533902015-12-07T11:36:00.000-08:002015-12-07T11:36:05.184-08:00Last half of fall migrationWe lost a whole week of monitoring the first week in October due to high winds and rain from the remnants of a hurricane. We finally got out on 5 October and captured 52 birds including our first Myrtle Warbler for the fall. By this date we are usually capturing many yellowrumps (Myrtle Warbler is the subspecies we typically see) but they meandered in slowly this year with good numbers not building up on Wing Island until the 17th. Shown below is a female above and male below her. Myrtle Warblers get their name from eating the berries off bayberry bushes, also called wax-myrtles. The coating on the berries is not a true wax but a substance containing fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.<br />
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Numerous Black-throated Blue Warblers were banded this fall, all in October. We had one gal that showed up on the 11th with very little fat. We captured her at least twice/week until the 27th when she was so full of fat that I'm sure she was ready to go and we didn't see her again.</div>
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Luckily I was so fortunate this fall to have an intern, Col Lazeau, helping me every day I went out, volunteering no less. Here she is getting a "hug" from a flicker.</div>
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Golden-crowned Kinglets, first captured on the 8th, were sparse this fall, we banded half as many as Ruby-crowned Kinglets.</div>
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Also on this day was our first of fall Northern Parula, a HY (hatch year) female. This was actually our only parula we banded this year. I thought for sure we would have captured some in the Punkhorn. They used to breed right where our nets were for the seven years we monitored that area but they were nowhere to be found this year. </div>
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The Least Flycatcher banded on the 8th shown below was only the second one we banded on Wing Island in the past 16 seasons. This species is the smallest of the empids we typically see. </div>
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Four more Black-throated Green Warblers were banded in October, a nice number since we typically only band one or two during the fall season. Shown below is a HY male.</div>
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Orange-crowned Warblers began showing up on the 11th and we banded seven in all. First fall females (top photo) are duller than males (bottom photo) and usually lack the hidden orange crown, although they can sometimes show a small area of orange. You can see it a bit in this photo of the male. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thrushes</span> were few and far between this fall, even robins! We didn't start to hear bluebirds migrating through until the 25 Oct. We banded only a few Hermit Thrushes, no Swainson's, but did manage to capture a Gray-cheeked Thrush. We did careful measurements to rule out Bicknell's but this bird had a longer wing morphology and differing plumage characteristics from Bicknell's. Nice bird anyway!</div>
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Not only did we band a Gray-cheeked on the 14th, but also a
White-eyed Vireo. Such beautiful birds! First year birds start off with a
brownish iris that gradually turns gray, then white or white with a grayish
wash. This bird was aged HY due to the molt limit (see arrow) between the replaced outer primary feathers (pp 5-9) and the retained inner browner-shafted and more worn juvenal feathers (pp 1-4).</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One doesn't think of
Northern Cardinals as migrants but every year we barely band any until October
when they come through in large numbers on the island. The first year birds can
go through a complete molt as the adults do so we often have to rely on other
features to age them. Besides skulling, which I explained in my last post, we
can look at their bill as the young are born with brown bills and change
gradually to orange through the fall. By late October most have orange bills
but this male may have been from a late brood with his mixed brown orange bill</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and the appearance of 3 inner brown secondary feathers that
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I find Brown Thrashers tough to age by molt sometimes. The
molt limit in the greater coverts can be hard to distinguish by color
differences as the outer ones tend to have buffier tips than the inner ones
almost creating a pseudolimit. But if you look at the photo below you can see a
step between the longer replaced inner coverts and the three shorter retained outer
coverts (where the arrow is). The color of the replaced coverts is also a
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Another nice bird for the 17th was this Brown Creeper. The cryptic coloring of the feathers blends in so well with the bark of trees. If you notice a little brown bird climbing up the bark of a tree and then flying down to a tree beside it and repeating this behavior, it is most likely this little bird!</div>
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Due to very high winds on the 18th and 20th we decided to band in the Punkhorn instead of Wing as we hadn't taken down our nets there and it is protected from the wind. Most of the birds had dispersed from the area, there is no comparison between numbers of birds in fall between the two sites, but we did capture a first of the year Red-bellied Woodpecker, a female.</div>
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Field Sparrows are aptly named preferring open areas. They are easily told by their bright pink bills, white eye ring and unstreaked underparts. The 'ping pong' song of the male can be heard loudly in the spring. I know we had the same individual back this year because he had an odd variation to his song that Jo-Anna and I heard often last year and he was smack dab in the same spot this year. We captured this bird on the 21st, a HY, probably not born on Wing but just passing through the area. This also happened to be our biggest day, with 192 birds processed. </div>
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Numbers of Carolina Wrens were way down this year probably due to our previous harsh winter. We banded only 4 at Wing Island and 2 in the Punkhorn. </div>
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Winter and Marsh Wrens didn't seem to fare much better as we banded only 1 of each this year but I imagine they are hardier species. Winter wrens are so tiny, the 'cutest' of the wrens! You might be able to tell their diminutive size by comparing my size of my fingers to the photo above.</div>
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The beautiful Marsh Wren below, who loves to spend time among the spartina grasses (and phragmities!) is easily told by the black-and-white streaked back feathers from the wrens above. <span style="text-align: center;">Sedge wren is similar but has a streaked crown and rump.</span></div>
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On the 27th we banded a female Purple Finch (not the same bird pictured but looks similar because she was biting me too much!)</div>
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I took a picture with the two of them to show the comparison of the shape of the bill and head between the two species, the House Finch in back and Purple Finch in front. The bill of the House Finch is more decurved. </div>
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House Finches (right) have more streaking to the undertail coverts also. Purple Finches (left) have no to a few streaks.</div>
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We banded a number of juncos in October and November all HY birds. Here is a comparison between a male (left) with a dark gray head, throat, and upper breast and the much paler female (right).</div>
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Our last day of banding was 12 November because of predicted high winds for the following days. Overall we had a great year banding 3,181 birds of 81 species and not many days lost due to weather.</div>
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The highlight of the year was on Dec 1st. The day before I received an email about a hummingbird visiting a feeder in Harwich. I saw a picture of it and was quite intrigued! I was able to capture her and with pictures and measurements was able to identify her as a HY female Black-chinned Hummingbird. Females of this species can look similar to female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, the species that breeds in our area. Black-chinned Hummingbirds are a western species that typically winter in southern Texas and Mexico. Right now this is the 6th state record for Massachusetts. You can see how she resembles a Ruby-throated.</div>
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Black-chinned Hummingbirds are longer-billed and longer-winged than Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and she was no exception. Her bill and wing measurements exceeded even the longest Ruby-throats. The crown of a Black-chinned is dull brownish-gray often extending to the nape and back is a duller green than seen on Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.</div>
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The shape of the outermost primary is more rounded in a Black-chinned<br />
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The bill is very long on a female Black-chinned as you can see when I crop this photo</div>
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During the banding operation I checked for fat and she had a large fat pad on her abdomen. She weighed almost 4.0 grams so I figured she probably wouldn't be around too long. After banding her and giving her a drink, I usually ask the homeowners if they would like to do the releasing and Doug agreed. Sometimes birds will sit for a few minutes before leaving but she was raring to go! Look closely above his hand and you will see her. She returned to the feeder within minutes of release. She was seen the rest of the day and the next day but then was gone. Doug said they saw her perched for about 10 minutes drinking, saw her one more time and that was it. She may have left during this stretch of warm weather. When I hosted a Rufous Hummingbird in my yard two years ago, he left the first week of December during a period of warm days.<br />
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A big thank-you to all who helped during the months of October and November. Looking forward to seeing many of you in the spring (in order of hours donated): Col Lazeau, Alex Cook, Matt Rothrock, Donna Kucia, Gretchen Putonen, Claire Revekant, Judith Bruce, Bradford Bower, Ronald Kielb, Keenan Yakola, Ben Lagasse, Maddie Nobili, Carrie Hisaoka, and Eric Russell. </div>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-7940981781559832282015-10-04T09:56:00.000-07:002015-10-04T09:56:09.286-07:00Fall migration August-September 2015Fall migration began on 1 August this year and we split our time between both our banding sites in the Punkhorn and on Wing Island, (our primary site) during the month. As I may have mentioned before, Punkhorn was our MAPS site from 2002-2009, a breeding bird survey so we only banded there once in every 10 day period from 31 May- 8 Aug.<br />
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Our first week was spent at Punkhorn and we captured our first ever Blue-winged Warbler for this site, a HY (hatch year) female. The females have more dusky lores and the crown color blends into the back.<br />
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Another Blue-winged Warbler was banded in Punk later in the month, a HY male this time- here is a picture for comparison. His lores are darker and his crown is bright yellow contrasting with the greener back.</div>
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We were able to age them as HY's because of the presence of a molt limit at the alula covert which they both replaced during their first prebasic molt. The color is a darker gray than the retained other alula feathers. We see this molt limit pattern in many different species of warblers in fall.</div>
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Ovenbirds, a species of warbler, thrive in the Punkhorn, due to the large acreage. They don't breed in areas under 50 acres, preferring contiguous forests and we hear them calling from all over our net sites. We have banded 67 so far this year so their populations are doing well. </div>
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Northern Waterthrushes are an early migrant and we captured a very early one on 1 Aug. We usually band more towards the mid-end of August. Our totals for this year are 8 birds, normally we band 2 or 3.</div>
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We banded our first Eastern Phoebe of the fall on 6 Aug, a HY bird in full juvenal plumage with a yellow gape still evident. Surprisingly we have never banded one in Punkhorn even though they breed around the house near our nets on a regular basis. This year we were amazed at the tenacity of a mother phoebe who built her nest in the generator house right above it on the light and remained on her nest even when the generator was turned on!</div>
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It seems phoebes disperse early after fledging and move to more productive stopover sites like Wing Island where we band many in the fall.</div>
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On 19 Aug we banded another young bird, a Pine Warbler, so different looking from the parent in coloration.</div>
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The drab brown on the back and buff breast differs dramatically from the adult she will come to resemble by next spring (if she is a she!!).</div>
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We caught a very old Black-and-White Warbler, at least in his 10th year since we know he was born on or before 2006. You may notice some black flecking on his throat.</div>
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Here is a HY male banded on 29 September for comparison. The young male has lighter lores, white throat, and grayer auricular area.</div>
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House Wrens are easy to age before their first prebasic molt because the barring on their feathers line up in a row.</div>
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I am so fortunate this year to have a lovely person, Donna Kucia, to enter all my data into our excel spreadsheet. Normally I am frantically putting it all in during November and December to get my data in before the end of the year. She rarely misses a day and enters data while the rest of us are banding. I banded a hummingbird on the 25th and allowed her to release it- she was thrilled!</div>
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Due to the difficulty of separating the plumage of Alder Flycatchers (ALFL) from Willow Flycatchers (WIFL) even in the hand, they are often referred to as Traill's Flycatchers (TRFL), unless you hear them vocalize. However, there are banders who band these birds on their breeding grounds and have offered some different tips on distinguishing one from another. </div>
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On 8 August a young Alder Flycatcher (ALFL)was banded in the same net area where I had previously banded both a male and female with a brood patch. Before capturing I could hear ALFL "pips" and whistles. I have learned from another bander who bands many ALFL's that they will whine in the hand and this bird was no exception. He also said that WIFL's are mostly silent in the hand. The same is true for Purple/House Finches. What was really odd about this bird was it still had the head of a large ant stuck by the pincers in his mouth! I relieved him of his burden before flying off. It reminded me of the time when my oldest son at the age of about 10 developed a fondness for eating bugs (just a phase when he was practicing survival skills) and ate an ant that promptly hung on for dear life on his uvula! We thought maybe the fizziness of Coke would cause the ant to let go, but no, I had to resort to taking it off with tweezers piece by piece, very gross! </div>
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and possible ALFL from the 13th. While ALFL's tend to have more distinct eye rings and lores, there is so much variation in plumage that with the exception of the birds in Punkhorn I heard vocalizing, these birds will be reported as TRFL's to the Bird Banding Laboratory.</div>
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The head and back of the WIFL blend together.</div>
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One thing I've noticed about banding in both places is that Punkhorn is a great spring site as it is shielded from the winds and being in a swamp, there are typically more insects around. Wing Island is more exposed to the elements being right on Cape Cod Bay. Punk is also a great place to raise young, with plenty of summer berries and a huge tract of land. But come August most of the birds disperse from there to places like Wing Island with fall berry crops to fill up before heading south. Since we were getting so few birds I decided to spend most of our time on Wing Island unless the winds were too strong. I also kept my fingers crossed that the foxes moved on and thankfully we haven't had an issue this fall. It is so nice to be back on Wing where we can watch the sun rise!</div>
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Wing Island is an important stopover site for many migrants and it is always thrilling to see what species we will catch with Yellow-breasted Chats being one of my favorites! Below is a HY male with very dark lores, </div>
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They are easy to age with a molt limit usually seen between the darker replaced primary feathers (white arrow) and browner retained juvenal feathers. </div>
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The 5th brought in our first of two Warbling Vireos with their indistinct facial pattern </div>
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We lost a whole week of banding the 2nd week of September due to the very hot and extremely humid weather. With temps in the 80's and humidity reaching 100%, those nets in the sun can be extremely dangerous for any bird caught. So I err on the side of caution and waited until the weather turned. On the 13th we returned and were rewarded with some nice species including a beautiful Canada Warbler,</div>
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While many birders in our area would consider this an intergrade between a Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flicker, the more plausible explanation is the bird feasted on berries containing a substance with more carotenoid pigments (causing red hues) during the time those feathers were growing in. HY woodpeckers will replace their primaries during their first prebasic molt but not their corresponding primary coverts.</div>
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Wilson's Warblers (HY male,note yellow-edged black feathers on black cap indicating HY)</div>
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and female WIWA with barely any cap.</div>
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We banded a female HY American Redstart on the 15th. She has a very pale yellow area on the side of her breast</div>
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compared with the male with more orange-yellow coloration, whom we banded on the 24th. Also notice the black flecking in the face and breast.<br />
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His rump feathers are very black; in the female the uppertail coverts are more gray blending in with the back.<br />
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Also on the 15th was our first Blackpoll Warbler of the fall this year</div>
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and a very young catbird (sorry the pic is so dark), so you can see how late these birds produce young. This one was still growing in the juvenal feathers and was brought right back to where we captured it after banding.</div>
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Banders often encounter the strangest things on birds. On the 18th we captured a very interesting catbird,a HY that had already finished his molt.</div>
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But when I went to put a band on the leg I saw there was an extra claw! </div>
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Also on this day was a Black-throated Green Warbler,</div>
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and my favorite bird of the day, a Mourning Warbler. No, this species doesn't have spiked feathers on the back of the head, I just forgot to take the picture before skulling! </div>
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What is skulling you ask? When baby birds are born they have just one layer of skull and as they age they put a second layer down below the first connected by columns. We can wet the head and actually see this process by noticing the pink first layer and the outline of the second layer by tiny white dots. This is a gradual process that happens through fall and is one of the ways we age birds along with molt limits or a lack of one. Most complete this process by October/November.</div>
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We had our earliest ever for fall Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a HY female, on 20 Sep,</div>
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A young man who has helped me with banding in the past, Keenan Yakola, processed many hummingbirds during his time spent in Peru but never banded any, so I helped him with banding his first hummingbird, a HY male.</div>
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This is what he looked like with just a couple of red gorget feathers (not the same bird).</div>
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The last week of September brought in more nice birds such as this later migrating warbler, a Western Palm Warbler,</div>
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and our first ever for fall, Worm-eating Warbler on the 25th!</div>
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This bird was aged as a HY due to the presence of rusty tipping on the tertials (white arrow) similar to what we see in waterthrushes.<br />
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Many thanks to all who helped out during the first half of our fall season. Our volunteers donated over 600 hours and are so necessary to the function of this station. Plus I just love teaching new people the fine art of ageing birds! In order of hours donated: Donna Kucia, Gretchen Putonen, Claire Revekant, Col Lazeau, Robert Finer, Bradford Bower, Judith Bruce, Ronald Kielb, Christina Baal, Carrie Hisaoka, Maddie Nobili, and numerous others who came for a morning. </div>
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By the 18th of June some birds had already started their annual molt and the phoebes nesting on top of the light fixture in the generator house had fledged. We were excited this day to band another Alder Flycatcher who was captured in a net where the male was singing. The male started singing on 19 May, continuing through the month of June, and then we ceased to hear him after 11 July. I suspected the 2nd Alder was a female due to her short wing and I was right. We recaptured her on the 11 July with a full brood patch! Neither the Birds of Massachusetts published in 1993 or the Mass Breeding Bird Atlas published in 2003 show Alders breeding on cape, the closest being northern Plymouth County. So it was an exciting find.<br />
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Our other neat capture on June 18th was the recapture of the oldest Common Yellowthroat on record according to the Bird Banding Laboratory longevity records. Our guy is officially 11 years old now and the oldest on record was caught in 1985 in New Jersey aged 10 years 11 months. We acutally recaptured him 3 times this season so we know the band was read correctly! He is aged 12Y (12 year) because he has entered his 12th year. His plumage was interesting in that he had some yellow feathers mixed in with the grayish-white feathers on his head.<br />
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The 18th also yielded our first Hairy Woodpecker for the season, a SY (second year) male. It always amazes me just how large their bill is compared to the Downy!<br />
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Our Downy from 16 July was a young male, he still had his red feathers on top of his head. As he molts his body feathers black ones will replace the red which will migrate to the back of his head.<br />
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Our first of many baby catbirds was caught on 4 July. Catbirds were the most abundant bird this summer.<br />
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We also banded an Orchard Oriole on the fourth, a species we don't handle very often. They are slightly smaller than Baltimore Orioles and take a smaller band size. The young of both sexes look similar but we can sex them most of the time by the length of their wing. This was a young female.</div>
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On July 16th we had a rare capture of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. We have never banded one in the summer before so it was a surprise to find this SY male in the net.</div>
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It was an enjoyable summer banding at our old site, but we look forward to getting back to Wing Island for fall migration. Many thanks to all who helped out this summer: Gretchen Putonen, Claire Revekant, Rob Finer, Donna Kucia (who inputs all our data), Eric Russell (who keeps our nets clear), Judith Bruce, Cheryl Baer, Bridget Strejc, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Ron Kielb, Emilie Seavey, Grace Veres, and Corey Accardo.<br />
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Our top ten species for the summer were:<br />
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Gray Catbird 90<br />
Common Yellowthroat 70<br />
Ovenbird 40<br />
Baltimore Oriole 20<br />
Eastern Towhee 13<br />
Black-capped Chickadee 9<br />
Song Sparrow 7<br />
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4<br />
Yellow Warbler 4<br />
Downy Woodpecker 4<br />
<br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-7988271241317268132015-06-15T09:38:00.002-07:002015-06-15T09:38:17.404-07:00Spring migration 2015Our first banding day at Wing Island on 16 April got off to a slow start with only 21 birds captured of 5 species. The day was cold with a starting temp of 38 degrees F although sunny. We banded goldfinches, numerous chickadees, a Northern Cardinal with probable avian pox on his bill as a piece of the upper mandible was broken off and a sore was seen on it too. Birds with healthy immune systems can clear their bodies of the virus eventually and I've even seen evidence of bills growing back. We once had a Pine Warbler that I documented as having the tip of the bill broken off and when this bird was recaptured the following year the bill had grown back and the line of new growth was seen.<br />
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Probably the best bird of the day was a handsome White-throated Sparrow.<br />
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On the 29th we captured an Orange-crowned Warbler, our first ever for spring!</div>
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It was around this time that we began to see numerous foxes on the island and as you can imagine foxes and bird banding don't mix. I was forced to keep many nets closed and monitor those we had open constantly so I decided the best thing to do was to shut the station down sadly after 16 years. I see this as a temporary measure as populations ebb and flow. But I did notice a direct correlation between the banning of dogs on Wing Island for most of the year and an increase of foxes.We used to see minks and weasels, now they are nowhere to be found and it appears the foxes have eaten all the skunks too! Sometimes the good intentions by man can have unforeseen consequences...</div>
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On a happier note, I decided to reopen our field station in the Punkhorn Parklands that we used as a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) program but was closed down in 2009. This is on town-owned land in Brewster only a few miles from Wing Island and actually connects through waterways. The area is comprised of approximately 896 acres of fresh water swamps, overgrown cranberry bogs and upland forest. This is actually a better spring site than Wing Island because it isn't as exposed to the harsh coastal winds. We will miss our Prairie Warblers and Sharp-tailed Sparrows but will see plenty of Ovenbirds and Black-and-white Warblers; Scarlet Tanagers breed there also. For many years Northern Parulas bred at our site but I haven't heard or seen one yet this year in the banding area. </div>
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It was a lot of work clearing net lanes and establishing new ones so we missed many days for set up. Our first banding day in Punkhorn was 10 May and we were pleased to capture 2 Black-and White Warblers, both females, the first being an ASY (after second year)</div>
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She was much duller with a molt limit seen at the alula covert (A1). The arrow is pointing to A2 and you can see the white at the tip is broken. On an ASY bird this white would travel around the feather forming a "V". </div>
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Other birds banded today were chickadees, Common Yellowthroats, towhees, cardinals, catbirds, Ovenbird (below)</div>
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Here is a comparison of a SY male that we caught in June.</div>
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Our best day for the spring was on 17 May. We captured 74 birds of 13 species for a capture rate of 131 birds/100 net-hours. That number far exceeds our spring capture rate at Wing for a 15 year average on our best day of 45.2 birds/100 net-hours. Some of the birds captured this day include an ASY female Black-throated Green Warbler,</div>
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While we didn't have as many birds on the 19th, it was still a super day. It was the first day I started hearing Black-billed Cuckoos (shown below) and we were fortunate enough to capture one in the net. I've been hearing at least 3 in different directions most days I go out and also had a Yellow-billed one morning. There are plenty of caterpillars around for sure! We couldn't discern any molt pattern in this bird so we opted to age it as an AHY (after hatch year) since molt patterns can be tricky in this species.</div>
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While the cuckoo was exciting, perhaps the best bird of the day was an Alder Flycatcher! He was vocalizing very close to one of our nets and as I approached the net he flew right in. We've been hearing him every day at the time of this writing so I hope he attracts a mate, it would be a great breeding record for the cape. </div>
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He had a very green back and the crown spots on his head were quite large.</div>
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We also captured a common bird we don't often get in the net, a White-breasted Nuthatch. I love the way their bill points upward.<br />
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The black head and nape is distinctive for a male, the female's head is gray and blends in with the back. </div>
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Their very long hind claw and sharply curved front claws are adapted to help them go down tree trunks headfirst!<br />
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The 23rd was a very windy day and I normally wouldn't have banded had we been at Wing Island. Many of our nets are situated in gullies in Punkhorn and so are sheltered . We didn't have many birds but did capture a nice Blackpoll Warbler. The wind was blowing at a good clip around the banding table.</div>
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This was an interesting Common Yellowthroat we captured with yellow lores. </div>
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And this guy below has the potential to be the oldest Common Yellowthroat on record according to the BBL (Bird Banding Lab) as right now they have the oldest as 10 years 11 months. He was first banded in 2004 during a MAPS banding day as a HY on 3 July. In June he would be 11 years old (but aged as 12Y because he is in his 12th year). All birds are considered to be born in June. So if we capture him again this year the BBL will have to update their age for yellowthroats! He had many yellow feathers above his black mask which was interesting too. </div>
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We also recaptured an old Black-and-white Warbler, that we aged A9Y (after 9th year) since he was aged as ASY at first capture in 2008. We recaptured him a few times this spring. The BBL has the oldest Black-and-white Warbler as 11 years old.<br />
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We added a male towhee to our list too.<br />
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On the 25th we added a female Blackpoll Warbler. She looks very different from the male we captured a couple of days before. He will look more like her in the fall after molting into basic plumage.</div>
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A SY Tufted Titmouse we banded had a nice example of a molt limit in the greater coverts. The gray replaced inner coverts contrast with the browner outer greater and primary coverts.</div>
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We've heard a Baltimore Oriole singing near the banding table since setting up and we captured the female on the 30th. She had a brood patch and was not far from his spot so maybe she is his mate.</div>
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She was aged as a SY due to a molt limit in her greater coverts (blue arrow) and replaced tertials (red arrow). </div>
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WARNING! Skip over the Carolina Wren if you are grossed out by cloacal flukes! (this one is for you David Clapp, who tells me I like to post gross pictures on my blog!) This poor bird had the worst case I have ever seen in all my years of banding.<br />
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They covered the whole cloaca and traveled up to the uropygial gland.<br />
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The uropygial gland is located on the bird's back near the base of the tail. They rub their bill over the gland, which produces oil. It is thought birds use this oil to keep their feathers in good condition and I imagine it helps to repel water too. </div>
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We weren't hearing Cedar Waxwings at Punkhorn until the 25th and finally captured a nice older adult female (ASY). She was sexed as female due to the minimal amount of black under her throat<br />
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and aged as an ASY due to the many waxy tips she sported.</div>
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Two Gray Catbirds we recaptured on the 30th proved to be birds we first banded on Wing Island; one aged as a TY (third year) bird first banded on 25 May 2014 as a SY bird and the other aged as an A4Y (after 4th year) first banded on Wing Island as an AHY on 22 August 2012. The bird below is a photo of one of the catbirds we caught on Wing Island early in the season.</div>
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Our last spring banding day was 12 June. We captured 23 birds but that is still a good number for mid June! And we had our first baby of the season, a male Eastern Towhee, so cute! We aged him L for local as his feathers were still emerging and he probably just fledged that morning. A local bird is one who cannot sustain flight. We ran him right back and his parents were so happy to have him return.</div>
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Even though we had a late start at Punkhorn we still ended up capturing 343 birds, pretty decent considering we missed many good days. I was sad that we never did hear, see, or capture Northern Parulas that I was able to document as breeding from 2002-2009. Also missing was Eastern Wood Peewee. But I was happy that another cool species we've captured in the past was still around, Ruffed Grouse. We flushed one up numerous times this May.</div>
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As far as our site on Wing Island goes, I will monitor the number of foxes sighted there and if nothing changes we will continue our summer (once/week) and fall banding in the Punkhorn. In the future I will use Punkhorn as a spring site and hopefully flip over to Wing Island in the fall. Kudos go to all those who helped out with spring banding. We were sorry to lose Jo-Anna Ghadban due to her work schedule, but she'll be back at some point! Many thanks to (in order of hours donated): Doug McNair, Ronald Kielb, Donna Kucia, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Gretchen Putonen, Corey Accardo, Claire Revekant, Louise Vivona-Miller, Robert Finer, and others who helped out for a day.</div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during spring migration (Punkhorn only):</div>
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Total species netted birds: 28 Birds/100 net-hours: 60</div>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-91649570655288677842014-10-02T16:00:00.000-07:002014-10-02T16:00:50.879-07:00First half of fall migrationAugust has been an exceptionally busy month compared to previous years with productivity of some species such as Gray Catbirds, Yellow Warblers, Song Sparrows, and Downy Woodpeckers being quite a bit above average. The majority of these birds were not migrants but began their life on Wing Island.<br />
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Eastern Phoebes began showing up at the end of July and we banded 28 young birds in August. The cinnamon-edged coverts are present in young birds (shown below) before their preformative molt. After molting the edging will be a dingy gray color and the light colored breast will be more yellow.<br />
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Bander assistant Ron Kielb was excited to band his 1,000th bird, a Northern Waterthrush!</div>
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Numerous flycatchers were banded in August and September- Yellow-bellied, Acadian,but mainly Traill's (shown below).<br />
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We banded two Mourning Warblers in August, the first being on 16 Aug. This one was a puzzle as it had such a wide, almost complete eye ring, but it was really too small to be a Connecticut Warbler and it had an interrupted breast band. MacGillvray's Warbler has a wide eye ring but it too is partial. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.</div>
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Pictured below is another Mourning Warbler with an eye ring more typical to the species, broken and thinner.</div>
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We banded 4 American Redstarts in August with the first showing up on the 16th, all HY (hatch year) birds. </div>
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The 18th brought our first of only two Ovenbirds. We typically band more of these birds in fairly good numbers. </div>
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Occasionally when I'm home trapping hummingbirds in my yard I get other visitors including Baltimore Orioles like this adult male and female that were coming into feed on the sugar water.</div>
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Hatch year Black-and-white Warblers can be tricky sometimes to sex. We captured this female on the 20th. Both males and females can have white throats but usually males have darker streaking to the sides as opposed to the dull-colored streaking of this female. Her flanks and cheeks showed some buff coloration also.</div>
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We also captured a HY Saltmarsh Sparrow, maybe an offspring of the male we caught in July, </div>
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and a Warbling Vireo with the rather indistinct facial pattern. </div>
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The cardinal pictured below was suffering from a bad case of head lice or mites but I thought it showed a good picture of what birds' ears look like.</div>
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In the fall it is easy to tell young Red-eyed Vireos from the adults because their eyes are still brown. Shown first is the adult with the HY bird below.</div>
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The Brown Thrasher is another species that we can age by eye color. We were fortunate to have them breeding on Wing Island this year possibly due to the growth of the meadow that hasn't been mowed in a few years. They like to breed in thickets. The young have a grayish eye color</div>
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that becomes yellow as an adult like this female that we recaptured on 29 Sep. She was the same one we banded in July with a full brood patch. </div>
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Adults can also have a pseudolimit in their greater coverts making them sometimes difficult to age in the spring. They have both white and buff-edged greater coverts.</div>
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As juveniles, Northern Mockingbirds will also start out with grayish eyes</div>
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We heard very few kingbirds vocalizing this summer so we were happy to finally capture one on the 30 Aug. The young don't have the orange crown like the adults do.</div>
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We had our busiest day so far of the season on 31 August with 148 birds netted, half being Gray Catbirds of course! We also captured a young Marsh Wren still undergoing a preformative molt, our earliest ever for this species during fall migration.</div>
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August was quite a busy month with 1260 birds netted of 38 species. September then waned with numbers and variety of warblers and other species quite low possibly due to the many days of NE winds and quite breezy. We had our 2nd Acadian Flycatcher on the 3rd </div>
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Note the green-edged 2nd alula feather (A2) that had not been molted giving us a clear molt limit. </div>
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7 September brought in two more firsts for the season, a HY female Yellow-breasted Chat</div>
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We had both male and female Wilson's Warblers, a female on the 8th with a very drab cap</div>
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A Nashville Warbler arrived in the middle of September, a HY male</div>
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as did a Western PalmWarbler, note the very drab coloration of the face, </div>
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and a species we rarely get on the island, a Purple Finch! We were unable to sex this HY bird at this time. </div>
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I had to take a number of days off away from the station so we probably missed a number of nice species but I thought my son's wedding was a bit more important! Happily we were greeted to a nice Lincoln's Sparrow on the 23rd</div>
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Our first of hundreds of Yellow-rumped Warblers (subspecies Myrtle) arrived on the 29th, we banded six that day and shown is a HY male.</div>
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Other special birds of the day was a HY female Indigo Bunting, </div>
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and an adult female Prairie Warbler. I know, I know it looks like a male and fools us every year but she is now aged as an A5Y meaning that she was born sometime in 2008 or before. We first captured her in May of 2010 as an adult (ASY) with an egg and have captured her many times in years hence with a full brood patch. Just when you think you know a lot, birds throw you a wrench.</div>
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Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped out at the station during August and September, it is much appreciated- Jo-Anna Ghadban, Ron Kielb, Gretchen Putonen, Rose Scavotto, Megan Nepshinsky, Catie Porro, Judith Bruce, Claire Revekant, and many others who helped out for a day or two. I am now posting all our sightings on ebird so for further information on numbers, etc visit ebird- Brewster Wing Island. </div>
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<br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-14789345295732072014-07-31T19:34:00.000-07:002014-07-31T19:34:50.881-07:00SummerExcept for the first couple of weeks of June while we finish up spring migration monitoring, our visits to the mist nets in summer consist of going out once/week to monitor the breeding birds of our area. Spring migration monitoring finished up on 12 June with 323 birds of 41 species. It wasn't a great spring season, most likely due to the windy, cold weather conditions. Numerous easterly winds pushed the migrating birds inland.<br />
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We banded our first baby bird of the season on 2 June, a Northern Cardinal. We were unable to sex it at this point while it was still in full juvenal plumage. Young cardinals have very brown bills that will slowly turn to orange as the fall progresses. This bird was quickly processed and returned to his parents straight away.<br />
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The 6th was a very quiet day, not many birds on the move, with only 16 birds handled and out of those 7 newly banded. The highlight of the day was this SY (second year) female Black-throated Blue Warbler, our latest ever for spring migration at this site. </div>
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The 8th was a replay, very quiet, but it was nice to recapture an old gal who is at least 6 years old, we first captured her as an adult in 2009. Her dark mask is a sign of her older age!<br />
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Seemingly out of nowhere, bobwhites were heard in the fields, we hadn't heard them before or after the 8th. We even caught one! They really are beautiful birds. I took measurements and pictures just as I would do on our 'normal' birds but we aren't not allowed to band them so she was released.</div>
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On the 12th, our last day for spring monitoring, we banded a SY femaleYellow-shafted Flicker with one red primary, probably diet related as that feather was growing in and not considered an intergrade from a parent mating with a Red-shafted Flicker.<br />
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Our numbers started improving on 21 June when we had our first baby chickadees, Carolina Wrens, House Finches, and best of all, a young Barn Swallow. Large flocks of Barn Swallows had been traveling over the salt marsh during the week so it wasn't a surprise to finally capture one. Their tail notches are short until they molt (most likely on their winter grounds).<br />
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The Brown Thrasher had to be the best bird of the day. This was our first thrasher captured in summer and she had a full brood patch so she must be nesting nearby. </div>
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By 12 July the nets were hopping with birds with 92 handled including this young female Baltimore Oriole.<br />
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Our next two banding sessions were just as busy- 121 birds on the 19th including our first of the year House Wren (juvenile) </div>
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and an early fall migrant- a HY (hatch year) Northern Waterthrush! </div>
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We were slammed with birds on the 26th but thankfully had loads of help not only band and go on net runs, but also to return young birds back to the net areas where they were found. I'd rather err on the side of caution if a young bird is still dependent on the parents. This young Hairy Woodpecker was old enough though to go off on his own as he was already molting his primaries.<br />
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Productivity appears high this summer for numerous species with increased counts of Yellow Warblers -25 (average is 7); Gray Catbirds -113 (average 68), and Song Sparrow- 46 (average 24). </div>
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Many thanks to all those who helped out for June and July- Gretchen Putonen, Ron Kielb, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Claire Revekant, Judith Bruce, Lauren Johnson, Megan Nepshinsky, Corey Accardo, Yianni Laskaris, Becca Mattson, Dan, Pat Kemple, Kaiti Titherington, Kim Spiller, Tanya Lama, Kristen Johnson, and Katrina.</div>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-55776523240482442902014-06-05T15:44:00.001-07:002014-06-05T15:44:07.041-07:00MayThis has not been our best year by far for spring migration monitoring. Cold, windy east winds prevented us opening on many days and the nice SW winds we hope for brought rain. We did manage to get out 16 days this month and had numerous highlights including a first for our station, which I will discuss later in this post.<br />
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One of the things I miss living on Cape Cod is the song of thrushes. The forest would be alive with the melodious songs of Wood Thrushes and Veerys as I walked through the spring woodlands in central Massachusetts. We do have breeding Hermit Thrushes though but I just don't hear them on a regular basis. We did catch a Hermit on 5 May, we tend to band more in the fall, a SY (second year) bird of unknown sex.<br />
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Hermit Thrushes are a solitary bird, hence their name, preferring more open forests, often building their nest on the ground. They have a habit of flicking their wings and twitching their tail, especially during courtship.<br />
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White-throated Sparrows tend to be an early spring migrant, the last ones coming through at our site on 8 May. We banded our first one for the season on 3 May.<br />
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This brightly colored one had an odd molt of the primary coverts with the outer 2 being retained symetrically, so I thought it may be a case of suspended molt.<br />
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White-throats have what is called a pseudolimit in their tertials and greater coverts which make the inner feathers appear to be replaced, when actually it is the normal appearance of these feathers.</div>
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Prairie Warblers, Gray Catbirds, and Common Yellowthroats all arrived on 3 May and the island was alive with bird song. Typically it is the older birds that arrive first and this ASY (after second year) Gray Catbird posed nicely for the camera. We normally band between 700-1,000 catbirds a season and some days it seems like all we see in our nets are catbirds and</div>
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Common Yellowthroats!<br />
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Many goldfinches were still molting into their breeding plumage like this SY male.</div>
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Ron and Gretchen were in a teaching mode explaining to one of our newer volunteers, Cooper, the art of banding a catbird!</div>
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On the 5th we recaptured a pretty male Prairie Warbler that we originally banded last year as an adult. Prairies love open sandy habitats and their population does well breeding on Wing Island.</div>
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Compare him to a SY female we captured on the 6th. The duller gray facial pattern on her face is less distinct as is the streaking on her sides.</div>
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We recaptured another Gray Catbird on the 4th and found it was not one of our bands but was originally banded as a HY (hatch year) bird in 2011 at Ninigret Wildlife Refuge, RI! He/She was looking good guys!</div>
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We banded a bright SY year male Swamp Sparrow this day too. </div>
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He had molted his upper two tertial feathers (secondaries 8 &9) and retained s7 on both sides.</div>
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The best bird of the day on the 6th had to be this White-eyed Vireo! So pretty.<br />
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We banded a female Ruby-crowned Kinglet, another early migrant, on the 8th<br />
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and our first of many (mostly in my yard) female Ruby-throated Hummingbird.<br />
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The middle of the month brought our first Blue Jay<br />
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a female Rufous-sided Towhee,<br />
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a SY male Yellow Warbler,<br />
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and a beautifully plumaged male Myrtle (Yellow-rumped) Warbler.</div>
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The species below is often seen flying near the nets and many times perches right on the poles, but we hardly ever capture them , a female Tree Swallow. They have been fighting with House Sparrows who have been trying to take over their nest boxes, but surprisingly the Tree Swallows have so far won out!</div>
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We had a nice variety of birds on the 21st, the pictures are all of males, including a Magnolia Warbler,</div>
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Pine Warbler,<br />
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Calm SW winds brought more migrants in on the 25th. It was nearing the end of spring migration so we were happy to have them. This American Redstart male will not reach adult plumage until after he molts this year.</div>
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This was only the 3rd spring-banded Chestnut-sided Warbler we have had, a SY male.<br />
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Also captured this day was one of four Magnolia Warblers, a SY female,<br />
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We banded a Canada Warbler on the 26th,</div>
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with more variety on the 29th, a SY female Yellow-shafted Flicker</div>
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a SY female Cedar Waxwing,</div>
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but the BEST bird of the day, of the spring, of the year? was a female Blackburnian Warbler! While I've banded this species other places, I've been waiting 15 years for one to show up on Wing Island! This species is hard to capture because they love to be high in the treetops. OK, so it wasn't a beautiful ASY male but we were pleased none the least!</div>
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We ended the month having banded 38 species, not the greatest amount for May but somewhat respectable for our site. Many thanks to the following people for helping out this month, in order of donated hours:</div>
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Ronald Kielb, Corey Accardo, Gretchen Putonen, Cooper Crose, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Yianni Laskaris, Claire Revekant, Judith Bruce, Kaiti Titherington, Lauren Johnson, and Tanya- sorry Tanya never got your last name! </div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during the month of May:</div>
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Total birds: 517 Total species: 84</div>
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Total species netted birds: 38 Birds/100 net-hours: 33</div>
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Loon</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="height: 11.25pt;">American Black Duck</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="height: 11.25pt;">Herring Gull</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="height: 11.25pt;">Great Black-backed Gull</td>
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<td class="xl76">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="height: 11.25pt;">Downy Woodpecker</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Blue Jay</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Hermit Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Black-and-white Warbler</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Northern Waterthrush</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl76">43 new; 78 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Canada Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Scarlet Tanager</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl76">5 new; 2 recaps; 2 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Chipping Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Field Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76">11 new; 20 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Brown-headed Cowbird</td>
<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl76">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-10213750182640215982014-05-07T15:59:00.000-07:002014-05-07T15:59:11.575-07:00AprilWe got a late start opening the banding station this year due to the cold weather and other circumstances. But I was finally able to get out on 21 April for a few hours. What a beautiful morning it was! The air was crisp with temps in the 40's but the sun sure felt good after our long winter. The receding high tide brought an aroma of the sea around the island and it smelled wonderful! I was delighted that the first bird of the spring season was an ASY (after second year) female Pine Warbler.<br />
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Pine Warblers do well on Cape Cod and some will remain through the winter. I had a pair coming in my yard for most of the winter to my suet and peanut butter mixture that I make. They prefer open pine forests and build their nests high in the trees. <br />
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Most of the goldfinch we capture this time of year are almost always in pairs and this day was no exception. Top photo is the female and the male is below. Their bills are still in the process of changing color, notice the brown tips. During breeding season their bills change to orange.<br />
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Both birds had a buffy edging to the carpal covert indicating SY (second year) birds, shown on the female.<br />
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The male underwent a prealternate molt of his inner greater coverts. The replaced inner coverts are much darker than the lighter colored outer greater covs. The arrow points to the molt limit.</div>
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I could hear flickers calling all over the island and finally captured one mid morning,an older adult male.</div>
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I honestly tried to get a good picture of a cardinal, it is so hard! But I just couldn't do it even going through all the painful pinches this lovely lady gave to me!</div>
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The next day brought birds in the <i>Paridae </i>family- chickadees</div>
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and titmice. Both of these birds love to hoard seeds by hiding them and in the bark of trees.<br />
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We also banded a male Eastern Towhee, a short distant migrant that winters in the southern part of the U.S. Female towhees didn't show up until a week later.<br />
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Song Sparrows can be found on Cape Cod all winter. We first banded this adult last October.<br />
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The favorite bird of the day was an Ovenbird! This was our earliest capture for this species since we first opened the banding station in 2000. </div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard or banded during this week:</div>
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Total birds: 15 Total species: 41</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 9 Birds/100 net-hours: 14</div>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-88041912427479195662013-12-01T17:57:00.000-08:002013-12-01T17:57:55.121-08:00October/NovemberWhile September proved to be on the slower side compared to previous years, October was quite the opposite with 9- 100+ bird days of the 20 days we were able to get out. Our busiest day was 19 Oct with 216 birds handled. The weather was beautiful with relatively few days of rain, high winds were more of a factor on some days. <br />
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We captured our first and only of the season Eastern White-crowned Sparrow on1 Oct, a HY (hatch year) bird (photo by Jo-Anna Ghadban).<br />
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Nothing could top Oct 2nd though for an exciting day! We banded our 30,000 bird that day for Wing Island, a Blackpoll Warbler.</div>
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We had a nice variety too with 23 species banded including another Blue-headed Vireo,</div>
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Philadelphia Vireo,<br />
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and a Black-throated Blue Warbler,</div>
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a HY male with the replaced blue-edged alula covert (A1) compared to the retained green-edged middle covert (A2). </div>
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We also banded our first for the fall Hermit Thrush,<br />
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and two adult Red-wing Blackbirds, a female </div>
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Mixed in with the flock of Red-wings (most of them escaped the net) was a very special bird, one we've never had at the station before, a Bobolink! We could hear their distinct 'pink' calls as they flew over almost every day since the beginning of September. This bird was aged/sexed as a HY female.</div>
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Another bird that I had to take a second look at as I was going through photos was this HY Indigo Bunting. I'm used to seeing more cinnamon-colored wing coverts but this bird had lighter, more distinct coverts. I sent some queries out as whether this could be a Lazuli Bunting. Wishful thinking but no such luck as from what I've been told you can't use the wing coverts to distinguish between HY Indigo Buntings/Lazuli Buntings. Also you won't normally see streaking on Lazuli Buntings, although the underparts of juveniles can be streaked before their presupplemental molt which they begin a few days after fledging. (The Birds of North America, No. 232- Lazuli Bunting by Greene et al; Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part I by Peter Pyle). </div>
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More nice birds came in on the 4th, our first and only Black-throated Green Warbler for the fall, a HY male.</div>
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We started hearing Golden-crown Kinglets the day before and captured this female on the 4th,</div>
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We ended up banding 32 Golden-crowned Kinglets but only 19 of the less frequent Ruby-crowned Kinglet banded on the 6th, a HY female.</div>
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We age kinglets by their tail feathers, quite pointed that I describe as 'needles' protruding from the end of the feather on HY birds<br />
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On the 7th, Ronald Kielb, Alex Mueller, and I were thrilled to capture a Red-tailed Hawk. Alex brought one over from Wildcare, a rehab facility, earlier in the year for banding prior to release, but this was our first one captured in a mist net, a magnificent bird.</div>
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Thrushes were few and far between at our site this year, we only banded 6 Hermit Thrushes, a species we see far more often than the other species. Rarely do we find a Gray-cheeked Thrush, but we captured one on the 10th, a HY bird ( our eighth one since 2000). The light isn't great in the fall for photographing birds especially early in the morning. </div>
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On the 12th Keenan (pictured with Alex Cook) found our first of two Sharp-shinned Hawks of the fall on one of his net runs, a HY female. He was happy! </div>
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This bird was a first for Pat too!</div>
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Adding to our list of fall sparrows was this HY Field Sparrow on the 12th</div>
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and our first Slate-colored Junco on the 15th, a HY female.<br />
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Orange-crowned Warblers, though few, appear regularly on Wing Island in late fall with our first one showing up on the 16th. </div>
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We banded a total of four this year, a HY female shown below.</div>
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Considered a 'confusing fall warbler', HY female Pine Warblers always make me pause for a minute with their plain plumage,</div>
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Of the 1317 Yellow-rump Warblers we banded during our fall season, this bird displayed a calico look with the placement of many leucistic body feathers!</div>
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A cool but sunny day on 19 Oct brought our biggest day with 216 handled. Birds were everywhere, including one of my favorite birds, a Winter Wren. We even had to close the nets for a couple of hours so we could keep up! </div>
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Birds are not always cooperative when taking photos so we do the best we can in a short amount of time as we don't want to keep the birds longer than we have to. Such was the case on the 22nd when everyone wanted to get in on the act of biting Sue; two Baltimore Orioles, a HY male below</div>
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and a HY female Red-bellied Woodpecker. It looks worse than it felt!</div>
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The only one who didn't participate in this bad behavior was our first of fall Brown Creeper!<br />
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Other nice species to round out the end of the fall included a HY female Northern Parula on 24 Oct,</div>
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a HY Yellow-billed Cuckoo the following day<br />
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and our first ever Eastern Bluebirds (3 in all)! I've banded them at my home and other areas but we never seemed to have them in our nets on the island. Pictured below is an adult female followed by the brilliantly plumaged adult male.</div>
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The adults have a thin white-edging surrounding p10</div>
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compared to a very wide white-edged juvenal p10 feather found on HY birds.<br />
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Just when I thought Oct couldn't get any better, I came home from a long day of banding in the field on 30 Oct, only to find a HY male Rufous Hummingbird at my feeder! <br />
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I knew I would have one this year! I filled my deck with potted plants of Pineapple Sage, Lantana, different kinds of salvias and made sure I had fresh food in my feeder. I was able to band him for a certain ID. <br />
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In order to differentiate between a Rufous and an Allen's Hummingbird, banders look at the tail feathers. Rufous have a wider r5 and r2 is more emarginated (indented) at the tip.<br />
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On 25 November we had a low temperature of 23 F with a wind chill of 15 F so my husband devised this to keep the feeder from freezing. Not very attractive looking but the Rufous doesn't mind!<br />
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It doesn't require much energy to run. The cable turns on when the temps fall below 38 F and turns off when temps reach 45 F. He looped it underneath the feeder too to make sure the syrup doesn't freeze from below. It costs $22.94 at Home Depot and $22.00 at Job Lot.</div>
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We only banded 5 days in November due to cold temps combined with wind. There were no new birds of note except for our first of the fall White-breasted Nuthatch (HY male). Sadly we missed banding both Fox and American Tree Sparrow, species that are hit or misses for us in November.</div>
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Our last day was 16 Nov and it is always a feat to cart all our equipment back over the boardwalk. Jo-Anna took the picture. Good thing it wasn't high tide! </div>
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I want to give a big thanks to all who helped out for October/November- Ron Kielb, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Gretchen Putonen, Pat Kemple, Keenan Yakola, Alex Mueller, Carolyn Kennedy, Judith Bruce, Ben Lagasse, Judy Keller, Hayden Yakola, Yianni Laskaris, Carly Congdon, Alex Cook, and Alice & Jimmy Wynn. </div>
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<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">11</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="18" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 13.5pt;">Brown Creeper</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<tr height="16" style="height: 12pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="16" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 12pt;">House Wren</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Winter Wren</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Marsh Wren</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">30</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">19</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Gray-cheeked Thrush</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Hermit Thrush</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Robin</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">16</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Blue-headed Vireo</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Philadelphia Vireo</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">18</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Orange-crowned Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">10</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Northern Parula</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Black-throated Blue Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Myrtle (Yellow-rumped)
Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1314</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Green Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Western Palm Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">21</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">24</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">58</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Redstart</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Waterthrush</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">31</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-breasted Chat</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">41</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Indigo Bunting</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Chipping Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Field Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Savannah Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">103</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">86</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">13</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern White-crowned Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Bobolink</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">87</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td align="right" class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5</td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-54057185089154591722013-10-11T12:37:00.001-07:002013-10-11T12:37:34.143-07:00SeptemberSeptember started off very slow for migrants this year. Our first fall migrating American Redstart came in on the 5th, a young male. He looks very much like an adult female at this time of year. <br />
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It has been a bad year for what I believe is avian pox on young birds. We have seen so many birds with it on their legs, feet, or bills. Some years we hardly see it at all. This young female Baltimore Oriole had a badly deformed bill, her upper mandible was quite short and veered off to the left. </div>
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The lower mandible was split in two. She was a healthy weight though so she must have been able to eat enough to keep her going.</div>
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Looking at her wing you can see the molt limit. She molted her first 3 greater coverts, a typical pattern of molt in HY birds of this species. They are longer and darker than the other greater coverts.</div>
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The same day we captured a Common Yellowthroat with just one eye, maybe due to Mycoplasmosis, another avian disease. It is amazing how resilient these guys are with deformities.</div>
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On the 6th we caught a Blackpoll Warbler, not the earliest date for this species in the fall, but we normally start catching them a bit later.</div>
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The 7th brought in a female HY (hatch year) Black-throated Blue Warbler with her distinctive white patch at the base of the primaries,</div>
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and our first of the year Nashville Warbler, an adult female.</div>
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She had a few rufous feathers on her crown, which was grayish and didn't contrast too much with her back.<br />
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A hatch year male Hairy Woodpecker was banded on the 8th, he was molting his body feathers and his red cap was moving to the back of his head. For those non birders you can tell a Hairy Woodpecker from a Downy Woodpecker by the length of the bill, the bill is as long as the head (see arrows). </div>
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We had Marsh Wrens on the 12th and 14th. Such pretty birds.</div>
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Marsh Wrens do an incomplete molt as first year birds, molting outer primary and inner secondary feathers. You can see the difference between the brown retained primaries and the darker gray replaced primaries.</div>
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Also banded on the 14th was a Traill's Flycatcher</div>
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and our first Western Palm Warbler of the season.<br />
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35 people attended our banding demo on the 15th and were treated to close up looks of numerous species of birds including a Connecticut Warbler, a highly secretive bird that we normally band only once or twice a year,</div>
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a Veery, a type of thrush<br />
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and a young male Wilson's Warbler, our first for this fall season </div>
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sporting a rather extensive black cap. Young males have quite a bit of green edging to the black feathers.<br />
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The third week in September brought in another bird we don't band often, a Cape May Warbler,</div>
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and our first for the fall, a Lincoln's Sparrow.</div>
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Ronald was excited to get one of his favorite birds on the 23rd. We don't often appreciate their beauty because they are so common. When my aunt visited here for the first time from England she couldn't get enough of this species, a Blue Jay!</div>
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Here he is studying the wing to figure out the age.<br />
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By comparing the picture in our resource book, <em>Identification Guide to North American Birds </em>by Peter Pyle (banders just call the book Pyle) he was able to correctly identify it as a hatch year bird by the lack of any barring on the primary coverts.</div>
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On the 25th we were happy to have some firsts for the year- a Blue-headed Vireo,</div>
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a Yellow-breasted Chat, of which we've had very few this year,</div>
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and a hatch year male Scarlet Tanager. Young males lack the brilliant red body plumage he will have as an adult, but have very black wing coverts compared to the females with a more dusky coloration.</div>
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Scarlet Tanagers have a distinct tooth shape in the middle of their upper mandible lacking in Summer Tanagers. </div>
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The following day we had a Black-and-white Warbler</div>
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and our first fall Mourning Warbler.<br />
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Ron snuck in a picture with my camera of Jo-Anna trying to get a good photo of this little gem. </div>
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Although we had a slow start, September turned out well with a good variety of birds. Thanks to all who helped out this month (in order of volunteer hours):<br />
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Ronald Kielb, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Gretchen Putonen, Pat Kempel, Carolyn Kennedy, Yianni Laskaris, Karli Rogers, Carly Congdon, Keenan Yakola, Ellison Orcutt, Judith Bruce, and Alex Mueller. <br />
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during the month of September. <br />
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Total birds: 845 Total species: 85</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 47 Birds/100 net-hours: 38</div>
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Loon</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 2 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Veery</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">226 new; 161 recaps; 8 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue-headed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">13 new; 3 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cape May Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Blue Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Western Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">15 new; 1 recap; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-and-white Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Redstart</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Mourning Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">40 new; 18 recaps, 3 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wilson's Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-breasted Chat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Scarlet Tanager</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 new; 5 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" colspan="2" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt; mso-ignore: colspan;">Saltmarsh
Sharp-tailed Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">28 new; 33 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Bobolink</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">34 new; 1 recap; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">10 new</td>
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<em></em><br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-3277037597170759152013-09-11T15:04:00.001-07:002013-09-13T13:24:22.831-07:00AugustAugust was quite a bit quieter bird wise compared to previous years. Where are all the Eastern Kingbirds? We banded 22 last summer but haven't had one in our nets this year. We have barely recorded hearing or seeing them too. Comparing the month of August, other bird numbers are down too, the most dramatic being Eastern Phoebe (29-2012 compared to 3-2013) and Gray Catbird (433-2012 compared to 95-2013) . Bird populations fluctuate from year to year, but there was such a change from last year. <br />
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We captured our first Saltmarsh Sparrow for 2013 on 3 August, a handsome male. <br />
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He was definitely breeding, there was no missing his very large CP (cloacal protuberance) on such a little bird. For those of you who are not banders, this area is normally flat but during breeding structures called deferent ducts fill with sperm and produce the protuberance seen below. We are able to sex this species as male when we visualize the CP.</div>
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We captured a hatch year (HY) Saltmarsh Sparrow, maybe his offspring, on the 6th.</div>
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The Saltmarsh Sparrow used to be called Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow. You can see why! This picture came from another bird on the 19th, a SY (second year) bird I believe. </div>
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On 5 August we banded our 5th ever Eastern Wood Peewee, strange considering they breed in numerous areas nearby. They belong to the flycatcher family but differ from phoebes by their orange lower mandible and from Empidonax flycatchers by their very long wing.</div>
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We also had our first of 6 Northern Waterthrushes on the 5th<br />
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as well as a Red-breasted Nuthatch, which we haven't seen or heard on the island since June. </div>
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Northern Flickers (Yellow-shafted) are often hard to capture. They are large birds and easily bounce out of the net. This adult male was banded on 12 Aug. </div>
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Two days later we captured a young male. His moustachial stripe and red head feathers aren't quite as bold. </div>
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Before their first prebasic molt another key banders can use to age HY woodpeckers is the comparison of the outermost primary feather (p10-black arrow) to the primary coverts (red arrow). Notice how much longer p10 is compared to the primary coverts. Once this bird molts however p10 will be about the same length. </div>
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Here we have a teaching opportunity on the 17th probably discussing ageing of catbirds! </div>
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The House Wren banded on the 19th was still in full juvenal plumage.</div>
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The barring on the wing lines up in a neat row indicating no feathers were molted. House Wrens can do an incomplete molt during their first prebasic molt meaning they can molt their outer primary feathers and inner secondaries. </div>
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Our first HY Great Crested Flycatcher was also banded on the 19th. </div>
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I'm sure this bird was quite successful in getting fed by a parent before fledging!</div>
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In juvenile Great Crested Flycatchers there is cinnamon edging to the wing feathers. </div>
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We held our first banding demonstration of the fall for a group taking the ornithology field school course at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. They traveled to Wing Island to learn about the banding process. (photo by Ronald Kielb)</div>
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I've been so fortunate this year to be joined by multiple young adults from other organizations eager to learn about bird banding. Their enthusiasm has been infectious and it has been such a delight to pass on my knowledge to a younger generation of possible future banders. I wanted to get a picture before they left for college or other jobs. Pictured left to right- Ben Lagasse, a U Mass student who monitored the breeding success of Wood Thrush at the Big Oaks National Wildlife
Refuge in south central Indiana for a study on population dynamics run by the
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center this summer. Ben also helped me all last year. Keenan Yakola, a U Mass student and a Coastal Waterbird Monitor for Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary; Ronald Kielb, Terrapin Research Coordinator at Wellfleet Bay; Karli Rogers, a Biological Science Technician with the Cape Cod National Seashore; Dominique Biondi, Crew Leader with Mass Audubon, working at South Beach researching
Piping Plovers, American Oystercatchers and Least Terns; Carly Congdon and Yianni Laskaris, both Biological Science Technicians at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge with the FWS monitoring Piping
Plover, American Oystercatcher, and Least Terns. Not shown is Corey Accardo, Research Assistant with the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.<br />
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On 26 August we banded a young probable male Common Yellowthroat (very bright yellow throat)</div>
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who had 2 leucistic feathers on the wing, the 2nd alula feather (A2) and the outermost primary covert.<br />
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On the 28th, this Eastern Phoebe must have run into a spider web at some point, you can see it wrapped on the legs. We see this phenomenon occasionally. A few years ago I saw this on a Traill's Flycatcher, except it covered both legs and a Microscopist examined the material and said it was a mixture of spider webbing and plant debris. After publishing this blog, I heard from another bander, Thomas Erdman, Curator at the Richter Museum of Natural History in Wisconsin and this is what he had to say, "Hey, your Phoebe with "spider web" bands, or as we call them "Fairy Rings" is
not from spider webbing! We have been documenting this for many years for the
autumn migration.. I've given Fairy Rings to spider experts and to Mycologists,
they all have said they are not from their domains. Right now we think it is
probably from tree caterpillars like Oak leaf rollers, Bagworms, Sawflies,
Cankerworms, etc... Will have to wait to see if an entomologist can key them
out. We've seen Fairy Rings on many species of warblers, and kinglets often have
a lot. I had at least two individuals that were severely handicapped by the
rings which had also accumulated other debris such as spruce needles! Both were
very underweight and probably would have perished had we not cut the "rings"
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So to you banders out there, it is probably a good idea to cut the material off so it doesn't build up. We cut it off the phoebe before releasing.</div>
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I've banded quite a few hummingbirds this summer compared to previous years, 46 for the month of August. Four of those birds were captured in our mist nets on Wing Island, but the other 42 were banded in my backyard. The busiest day was 9 August when I banded 5 in two hours. Fall migration along the coast isn't as great for hummingbirds as it is further inland so that was a big number for me! My pattern was to band at Wing Island in the morning and then capture hummingbirds in the afternoon near my deck as I'm eating lunch or late in the afternoon. The majority of birds have been young (36). One of the ways we age them is by looking for tiny slash marks on the side of the bill. As the bird gets older the slash marks smooth out. If you double click on the picture you might be able to see what I'm talking about.</div>
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Before the HY males begin to molt, they will have darker green spotting on the throat and no red gorget feathers.</div>
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Males have shorter bills and wings than females, but we can also check the outer webbing of the 6th primary feather which is almost non-existent in males as below.</div>
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As time passes the males start to develop red gorget feathers, first one<br />
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then a few,</div>
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then as an adult they have a full gorget. This happens to be a male going through his annual molt, but his feathers appear more orange. The question is will this bird molt again on his wintering grounds and come back with a red gorget? Hopefully I'll catch him again next year! I also had one adult male return that was banded 3 years ago. <br />
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I want to thank the following people who helped out with the banding this month (in order of volunteer hours)- Jo-Anna Ghadban, Ben Lagasse, Keenan Yakola, Ronald Kielb, Yianni Laskaris, Carly Congdon, Corey Accardo, Gretchen Putonen, Sheryl and Lauren Johnson, Carolyn Kennedy, Dominique Biondi, Karli Rogers, Kristen Johnson, Judith Bruce, and Ellison Orcutt.</div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during the month of August. </div>
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Total birds: 610 Total species: 77</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 29 Birds/100 net-hours: 32</div>
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Loon</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Canada Goose</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="18" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 13.5pt;">Cooper's Hawk</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="16" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 12pt;">Red-tailed Hawk</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Kestrel</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Black-bellied Plover</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Greater Yellowlegs</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Semipalmated Sandpiper</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Least Sandpiper</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Woodcock</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Laughing Gull</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ring-billed Gull</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Black-backed Gull</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Roseate Tern</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Mourning Dove</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Horned Owl</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Chimney Swift</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ruby-throated Hummingbird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">49 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-bellied Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Downy Woodpecker</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 1 recap; 1 unbanded</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Wood-Pewee</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Acadian Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Willow Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Traill's Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Great Crested Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Kingbird</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tree Swallow</td>
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<td class="xl73" colspan="2" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt; mso-ignore: colspan;">Northern
Rough-winged Swallow</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Barn Swallow</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue Jay</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-capped Chickadee</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">14 new; 31 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tufted Titmouse</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">10 new; 8 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Wren</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">14 new; 2 recaps; 4 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8 new; 2 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">61 new; 46 recaps; 5 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">19 new; 3 recaps</td>
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For those of you interested in the answer to my questions regarding age of the crossbills I banded, I posted a response from Peter Pyle below for both the White-winged Crossbills and the Red Crossbill, which you can view if you go to <a href="http://www.capecodbander.blogspot.com/2013/07/crossbills.html">http://www.capecodbander.blogspot.com/2013/07/crossbills.html</a>. <br />
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Our spring migration season ended on 13 June with almost twice as many birds banded as last year. I attribute this to having more help this year enabling us to have all our nets open for the majority of days. We captured our first Cedar Waxing on 4 June, a SY (second year) female.<br />
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She only had one red waxy tip to her secondaries and her primary coverts were somewhat abraded. </div>
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On the June 5th we had a rather late migrating SY female Wilson's Warbler, </div>
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and Keenan finally got a male Pine Warbler, a bird he was hoping to band this spring. Now if only we could get a Belted Kingfisher for Ron! </div>
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On the 9th we recaptured a 5 year old Prairie Warbler, she's been captured numerous times since 2010, who has occasionally fooled the bander processing her into thinking she was male. She has a darker than normal face pattern, fairly bold black streaks on her flanks, </div>
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and quite a bit of chestnut to her back, more like what I would see in a male. </div>
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But she definitely had a brood patch and must just be a female with bolder colored feathers.</div>
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We also had our 2nd AHY (after hatching year) Traill's Flycatcher on the 9th</div>
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with a molt limit in the tertials (s8 retained)</div>
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and had replaced the first 2 inner primary coverts possibly during a pre-alternate molt. </div>
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We had the pleasure of banding a beautiful ASY (after second year) male Baltimore Oriole on 13 June, our last day of spring monitoring. I can't seem to help myself taking pictures of these guys!</div>
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Thus ended our spring migration monitoring with 431 new birds processed and 780 birds handled. The rest of June and July we only band once/week to monitor our breeding birds. </div>
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Our first baby bird was captured on 20 June, a Carolina Wren,</div>
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followed by a Black-capped Chickadee with a yellow gape and very short bill<br />
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and a young Song Sparrow with buffy coloration and yellowish lores on the 22nd.<br />
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On the 26th our first HY cardinals and robins were banded. Young cardinals have very brown bills and we can't sex them until they start molting their body plumage. They don't bite quite as hard as the adults either thankfully!</div>
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Wing Island is a great place to raise young robins, so many berries and bugs.</div>
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Other birds on 26 June were a beautiful male Tree Swallow</div>
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but the best bird of the day had to be this Red-tailed Hawk brought to us by Alex Mueller who works at Wild Care, a wildlife rehab facility. They have been caring for this bird when it was having trouble flying but is all better now and ready for release. We agreed to band it to see if it is ever recovered. They make a cute pair don't they?</div>
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A big thank-you to all who helped out this month (in order of volunteer hours)- Ronald Kielb ,Jo-Anna Ghadban, Keenan Yakola, Gretchen Putonen, Carolyn Kennedy, and Alex Mueller.</div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during the month of June. </div>
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Total birds: 244 Total species: 62</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 25 Birds/100 net-hours: 22</div>
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Cormorant</td>
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We banded 5 days in July. We start very early and have our nets open by 5:20 am typically only banding about 4 hours due to heat. We were delighted to capture a young female Red-bellied Woodpecker, our first since 2009.</div>
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The bills of young cardinals are starting to turn orange.</div>
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On July 13th we had our first young male Baltimore Oriole. We differentiate the males from females by their long wings and orange-edged lesser and median coverts.</div>
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We hadn't heard or seen many Tufted Titmice, they must have been busy with tending young, but we did band our first HY on the 13th too. This young bird still had a yellow gape and lime-colored eye ring.</div>
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We also had our first Ovenbirds on this day, capturing both a male and female in breeding condition. I imagine they had just finished raising their young, probably in the Punkhorn Parklands, which is only a few miles away. The Punkhorn is approximately 869 acres of wooded town-owned land making it a perfect place for Ovenbirds to breed since they need at least 50 acres of contiguous land. The berries are mostly gone in the Punkhorn by mid summer so many of those birds breeding there come to Wing Island to enjoy the fall berries. </div>
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On the 17th we encountered this Brown-headed Cowbird and wondered what Song Sparrow or warbler raised it as its own since the females of this species lay their eggs in the nests of other species.</div>
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The body plumage was a dull black so we sexed it as male and the under wing coverts were darker.</div>
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We had a robin on the 25th that at first glance appeared male with her dark head contrasting greatly with her gray back, but she did have a brood patch although she had finished brooding her young.</div>
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Our first HY Eastern Phoebes also showed up on the 25th, the cinnamon-tipped coverts will be whitish when replaced. They are so cute!</div>
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We haven't seen or heard too many mockingbirds this summer but did have an adult female with a brood patch on the 31st. We could tell by the condition of her brood patch (whitish and dry) that she had finished brooding her young. </div>
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We've encountered a great deal of avian pox this summer, mostly in young birds as seen on the upper mandible of this young Common Yellowthroat. Most birds will clear the virus if they have a healthy immune system but if not they can succumb to this disease.</div>
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Our fall migration monitoring starts on 3 August. Many thanks to the following people who helped out with banding during the month of July- Keenan Yakola, Ron Kielb, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Karli Rogers, Gretchen Putonen, Jen Mook, Yianni Laskaris, Corey Accardo, and Judith Bruce.</div>
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The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during the month of July. </div>
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Total birds: 384 Total species: 56</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 27 Birds/100 net-hours: 65</div>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ruby-throated Hummingbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-bellied Woodpecker</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 NEW; 3 RECAP</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 NEW</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Crested Flycatcher</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Kingbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Tree Swallow</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">19 NEW; 9 RECAP</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">10 NEW; 1 RECAP</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Field Sparrow</td>
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Sharp-tailed Sparrow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown-headed Cowbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 NEW</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 NEW; 1 RECAP</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 NEW; 1 UNBANDED</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 NEW</td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-47570322000128643222013-07-05T14:17:00.001-07:002013-08-02T12:48:15.190-07:00CrossbillsDuring the winter of 2012-2013 there was an influx of both Red and White-winged Crossbills on Cape Cod. By late spring many birds were still visiting feeders. Keenan Yakola and I decided to see if there was any evidence of breeding in these species by capturing them at feeders. <br />
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On the afternoon of May 20th we visited a home in Wellfleet where the homeowner had been seeing crossbills for many months. He allowed us to set up a net and we captured two White-winged Crossbills, a third Red Crossbill escaped.<br />
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I have barely seen these birds in the wild and never banded them before so I have no experience in ageing them. I would appreciate any help from banders with more experience! From what I understand they can breed in all months of the year, providing there are ample food sources, so juveniles can be present all year. My first thought was that the bird below on the right may be an juvenile female due to the mostly brown, streaked plumage with just a touch of a yellow wash. (Click on any photo for a closer view).<br />
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However, the wing feathers appeared uniform and fresh and seemed more like adult feathers, leading me to think ASY, but there was no greenish, yellowish, or reddish edging to the primary coverts as the literature suggests. I saw no molt limits in the greater coverts. On the other hand the white tips to the greater coverts were no where near as distinct as the male (directly below), but maybe this is sex related or is this bird a juvenile who has not yet molted into formative plumage?</div>
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We saw no evidence of breeding in either bird and neither bird had any fat to speak of.</div>
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I heard back from Peter Pyle after posting this blog and here is his response about ageing these birds:</div>
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"These are the most-complex and least-understood passerines for molt/ageing
in NA.<br /><br />The female WWCR seems to have molt limits in the tertials, but
what this means - I don't know. Agree the rest of the wing and tail
feathers look like they have been replaced - note the cline toward
<br />fresher primaries from inner to outer, indicating a molt. If so it's an
ASY, which is what I think it is, despite the brown plumage (no carotenoids
in the diet around during last molt?)<br /><br />The male WWCR I'd call an SY or TY.
I think the s4-s7 are juvenal (as is p10?). So in a normal species I'd say
TY but this could also be an SY from early last year that has already
undergone most of it's molt and has suspended or arrested. In Part 2 I have
code "S-TY" which is what I'd call it, but I don't know what Id' put to the
BBL (AHY?). "<br /><br />We tried again for crossbills on May 25th, this time at a feeder in Eastham where Red Crossbills had been seen most of the winter going to a rather large thistle feeder. We set up our net in late afternoon having banded on Wing Island in the morning. </div>
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Keenan has amazing hearing and could hear the crossbills making their way towards our direction. Our waiting paid off as they came to the feeder. Unfortunately we only captured one bird, but he was a beauty!</div>
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Again I'm having difficulty assigning the proper age code to him. His secondaries are retained and the first 2 primaries replaced. I know he isn't a HY and most likely not a SY due to the corresponding pcov replacement, so I guess I will have to go with ASY as they can have molt limits too and not age him a TY, since according to Pyle only 6% can be safely identified as such. Any comments are greatly appreciated.</div>
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I'd be comfortable calling the RECR an ASY. It has begun the next molt with p1-p2 and the tertials and then suspended it. You can also see clines in the older primaries, and the (old) red body plumage is good for ASY.</div>
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This bird did not present with any evidence of breeding but was bulging with fat. As I expected a few days later they were no longer seen at the feeder. Off to greener pastures!<br />
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For a nice comparison of male and female towhees, here is a SY (second year) male banded on the 4th. One of our older male towhees has returned, I know because he has a different song from the typical Eastern Towhee, the first part of the song sounds normal but he ends it sounding like a robin! His territory is very large too, I hear him in a wide variety of places around the island.</div>
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We heard our first Prairie Warblers singing on 30 April but didn't band one until 6 May, this gorgeous ASY (after second year) male.<br />
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The 8th brought in our first older adult male Common Yellowthroat (on the 15th we recaptured one we banded 8 years ago as a SY bird making him 9 years old!),</div>
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House Wren,<br />
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As I mentioned in my last post, we've encountered numerous cardinals this spring with deformed, peeling, or broken bills including this poor SY male we also banded on the 8th. He did have a healthy weight however so he is obviously able to eat.</div>
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You can see his brown covert feathers amongst his replaced red ones indicating a SY bird. </div>
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We handled only 18 birds on the 10th but did have a nice variety- an ASY male Black-throated Blue Warbler,</div>
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a SY male Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle),<br />
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Northern Cardinals are having a rough time physically this year at our site. On the 11th we banded one that not only had probable mites on his scalp where the bald spot is, </div>
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Our first of 2 Savannah Sparrows for May was banded on the 13th</div>
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and on the 15th we banded our 2nd of 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, an adult female. They will often sit in your hand after the banding process not realizing they can fly away, which often gives us good photo opportunities. Simply blowing on them will cause them to take off! </div>
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I always love the opportunity to age woodpeckers, especially when you can check yourself with a recapture (a bird we previously banded). This TY (third year) female Hairy Woodpecker was first banded by us as a HY (hatch year) bird on 10 Sep 2011. </div>
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This bird has retained some of her inner primary coverts (browner, more worn), but replaced her outer primary coverts (blacker, better quality) during her prebasic molt last year after breeding. <br />
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More First of Year birds were banded on the 16th including 3 Black-and-White Warblers, all females,</div>
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On the 18th we were delighted to have Bob Mulvihill join us. Bob ran the Powdermill Avian Research Center in Pennsylvania for many, many years, one of the best places to band birds in my opinion! They have so many species of birds in great numbers. Here he is showing off his wonderful teaching skills. Pictured below left to right- Jo-Anna Ghadban and Gretchen Putonen standing and Ronald Kielb and Bob sitting. </div>
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We banded a leucistic male American Goldfinch that day, where some of his feathers lacked any color.</div>
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Compare him to a normal colored male goldfinch.</div>
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More firsts for this spring were an adult female Baltimore Oriole<br />
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and a 5+ year old female Common Yellowthroat showing her age with darker than normal auricular feathers and a grayish supercilium similar to a male. Occasionally older female birds can take on some male characteristics. </div>
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We've heard this male Field Sparrow singing near our nets since 6 May, he has a very distinctive song, instead of a steady pitch (sounding like a bouncing ping pong ball), his has an upward trill at the end. </div>
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We banded both male (top) and female (bottom) House Finches also on the 18th. </div>
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Our best day this spring was on the 21st of May with 61 birds of 17 species banded. We banded 5 new Blackpoll Warblers, both males and females for a good comparison since they look so different!</div>
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First the female with her olive coloration,</div>
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and here is the male, with beautiful white, black, and olive colors. After breeding he will molt into his basic plumage and resemble the female above, but for now isn't he spiffy! </div>
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Other warblers captured this day were a male Chestnut-sided, a spring first for our site, </div>
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two Magnolias, neither as pretty as our male from the16th, </div>
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and 2 Wilson's Warblers, both SY males.</div>
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Looking at the black crown you'll notice some of the black feathers have greenish edging indicating SY. He also had a molt limit at his first alula feather but the picture we took is hard to see.<br />
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Other interesting birds were a Great Crested Flycatcher with a brood patch (meaning it was sitting on eggs) but since it wasn't a full brood patch I couldn't sex it since both parents will incubate the eggs.<br />
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Another incubating female was this Red-winged Blackbird who was quickly processed so she could get back to her nest.</div>
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Gray Catbirds were late this year, usually we see them at the end of April, but this year we didn't capture our first one until 10 May. </div>
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This catbird on the 21st presented with two leucistic secondary feathers. </div>
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The 22nd was another good day, not as many birds but still decent diversity. We banded more Black-and-White, Blackpoll, Prairie, Magnolia, Yellow, and Wilson Warblers, along with some new warbler species, a SY male American Redstart with black spotting on his face and breast</div>
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and a very old Blue-winged Warbler female we capture almost every year, I'm sure she breeds somewhere close by as some years she has a brood patch. She is now 8 years old! </div>
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We also had another Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Lincoln's Sparrow and a species we don't capture very often in the thrush family, a Veery. This is the only thrush we captured this spring, although we heard a Wood Thrush singing on the 21st.</div>
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The 28th brought in our first of 4 Canada Warblers, all SY females.<br />
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Females have an indistinct necklace on their breast and a lack of black feathers in the face. </div>
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We also banded a Philadelphia Vireo, another spring first for our site </div>
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Sometimes we find very dull Philadelphia Vireos and very bright Warbling Vireos that could cause some confusion as to their identification. In the hand we can easily tell the difference because Phillies will have a very short p10, shorter than adjacent primary coverts, the p10 indicated by a black arrow.</div>
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We also had a Red-eyed Vireo this day, you can easily see how this bird got his name! </div>
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This SY American Redstart lost part of his tail adventitiously and grew in adult tail feathers (orange rather than yellow) on his right side.</div>
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Warblers were still coming through in good numbers on the 30th and FINALLY we captured an ASY male redstart, I've only been waiting since 2001 to photograph one again after losing my early pictures due to a computer crash years ago.<br />
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Compare the bird above to a SY female restart, so much more subdued!</div>
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Another Chestnut-sided Warbler was banded, a SY female. She has indistinct dull black coloring to the lores and moustache.<br />
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A Traill's Flycatcher was also banded this day, but off it went before I could get photos!</div>
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It has been fun this spring teaching budding new banders, Ron Kielb (left) and Keenan Yakola all aspects of banding, ageing, and sexing birds. They have picked it up fast and I believe they have caught the banding bug!</div>
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Chestnut-sided Warblers were still coming through on the 31st and we also captured a female goldfinch with a big surprise,<br />
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she had a brood patch! The earliest I've ever had a brood patch on a goldfinch was 26 June and that was just one out of over 600 females we've banded. There is always a surprise while banding! </div>
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Even though migration was late this year we still had a good variety and we banded more new birds this month than we have in seven years. There were numerous windy days when we had to close up early but weather cooperated for the most part although it was quite cold the first half of the month. One surprise was not capturing any Ovenbirds and not hearing or capturing any Nashville Warblers this month. A big thank-you to all who helped out this month (in order of volunteer hours)- Ronald Kielb ,Jo-Anna Ghadban, Keenan Yakola, Gretchen Putonen, Corey Accardo, Gus Romano, Alex Mueller, and Carolyn Kennedy.<br />
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Total birds: 538 Total species: 95</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 45 Birds/100 net-hours: 26</div>
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White-winged Crossbill- 2 NEW (I'll talk about both crossbills<br />
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It appears to be a good year for migrating chickadees. <br />
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We've had good numbers this month with many showing signs of fat, indicating they are taking off for greener pastures! None of our previously banded chickadees had any fat, but most of the new ones we banded early on had a good amount of fat. One of those, a second year bird (SY) also showed signs of leucism, which simply means a defect of some sort preventing the deposit of melanin in the feather. The back feathers on this chickadee aren't solid gray but a mixture of gray and white. I find this most often on younger birds, the bird below was born last year. <br />
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A chickadee captured on the 30th was 7 years old, we first banded her as a hatch year (HY) in 2006. We've captured her every year since then, mostly in the same area, 27 times total! </div>
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Our only Golden-crowned Kinglets captured were on the 14th, we could hear them all over the island that morning. </div>
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They were both females, with only yellow and no orange feathers visible in the crown.</div>
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Golden-crowned Kinglets spend the winter on Cape Cod, but prefer the boreal forests further north to breed, usually raising two broods. <br />
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Cardinals also dominated our morning of the 14th, all males.<br />
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This species can be difficult to age. Cardinals can do a complete molt during their first year, replacing all feathers just like the adults. Sometimes they skip over a few feathers allowing us to age them as SY at this time. The bird below did not replace secondaries 2, 3, or 7 (indicated by black arrows). They appear browner in the photo. </div>
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Another cardinal had something wrong with his beak on the upper mandible (possibly avian pox) and the end was breaking off. I did have a Pine Warbler once where we noted the tip had broken off and a year later it had grown back. We were able to see a line where the new growth started. </div>
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I had another cardinal with beak issues on the 29th, parts of the beak seemed to be peeling off. </div>
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White-throated Sparrows were captured on the 18th and 30th all brightly colored birds. </div>
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We also captured a bird we don't get very often on the 18th, a Brown Thrasher.</div>
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These birds belong to the Mimidae family, or family of mimics, along with catbirds and mockingbirds. They have a large repertoire of song, singing the same song twice, making them easy to distinguish between the other species. Unfortunately their numbers seem to be declining and our over abundance of catbirds seems to push them out of an otherwise attractive habitat for breeding. This up close photo shows the beautiful yellow eye.<br />
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We recaptured a Blue Jay banded as a young bird in 2012. Both male and female Blue Jays look alike but we were now able to identify her as a female as she was just starting to show a brood patch (her belly had dropped its feathers). Thank-you to Jo-Anna Ghadban for taking the jay photos as I left my camera in the car.<br />
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She was aged as a SY due to the retention of juvenal primary coverts (no black barring). </div>
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The best bird of the month had to be the Worm-eating Warbler, which showed up on the 29th! This was only the 2nd to be banded at our site, the other appearing on April 25th, 2009.</div>
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Growth bars were evenly visible across the tail as well as across the wing indicating the feathers were grown in at once so the bird was aged SY. </div>
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Overall, numbers of birds this month were typical for April, maybe on the lower side and diversity was very low, but spring has never been great on Cape Cod. Let's hope we get some migrants in May! Thanks very much to all who helped out with banding (and net clearing) this month- Jo-Anna Ghadban, Keenan Yakola, Ben Lagasse, Alice and Jimmy Wynn, Gretchen Putonen, Carolyn Kennedy, and Judy Keller. </div>
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Total birds: 88 Total species: 57</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 11 Birds/100 net-hours: 17</div>
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Loon</td>
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<td class="xl75" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 NEW; 1 RECAPTURE</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-61245329974466601372012-11-01T20:04:00.001-07:002012-11-01T20:04:06.062-07:00Rest of October10-27 October<br />
October is always a busy month at the banding station and this month was no exception. We've banded more birds so far this fall than any other year. By the 10th Yellow-rump Warbler numbers exploded as usual at this time of year and we continued to band many of them until their numbers waned on the 26th. We banded another Gray-cheeked Thrush on the 10th, this one being much lighter in color than the one on the 6th.<br />
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We also captured another HY Black-throated Green Warbler. <br />
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On the 12th we had many birds of 25 species, one of our best days for diversity. We were surprised to find Cedar Waxwings still in full juvenal plumage.<br />
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It was our first day of Marsh Wrens for the fall caught in the same net, one being exceedingly smaller than the other one.</div>
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The plumage coloration on the back is quite stunning.</div>
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We finally banded a Winter Wren after two escaped right out of our hands. Wrens are certainly wiggly creatures!<br />
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While we've handled numerous Golden-crowned Kinglets this fall, our first Ruby-crowned Kinglet didn't show until the 13th, a young male.<br />
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He had spongy material wrapped around his legs, I've shown this before on other birds, and it turns out to be spider webbing. I was able to clip the webbing easily off his legs. </div>
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On the 16th I joined James Junda, who runs the South Monomoy Banding Station, and his crew to band Saltmarsh Sparrows on North Monomoy. We arrived near high tide. Those working for the refuge had never seen it so high.</div>
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We scoured the area to determine the best place to set up nets.</div>
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Here James is ageing one of the sparrows captured. </div>
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Saltmarsh Sparrows have perfect coloring to fit into the salt marsh, the bird below happens to have some leucism (some of the feathers lack melanin and appear whitish). </div>
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These sparrows have very pointed tails. This HY bird is showing off his juvenal tail feathers, they are almost translucent. You can see why this species used to be called Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow. </div>
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Most of the young European Starlings have now molted into their formative plumage and look more like adults in basic plumage such as this one captured on the 17th. </div>
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This bird had a few retained juvenal feathers along with juvenal central rects which have an indistinct edging. </div>
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He was sexed as a male due to the brown iris. </div>
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At this time the majority of HY Carolina Wrens </div>
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have gone through an incomplete molt as seen in the photo below. The blue arrow points to the pointed, abraded primary coverts and a molt limit is seen between primaries p2 with its light brown shaft and indistinct barring and p3-p9 with dark brown shafts and distinct barring. Clicking on the photo will make it easier to see. </div>
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Compare that to an adult wing below with rounded primary coverts (blue arrow) and distinctly barred primary and secondary flight feathers. </div>
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We captured our first of the fall Eastern White-crowned Sparrow on the 17th. The plumage coloration easily identifies it as a first year bird.</div>
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This bird had molted all of its greater coverts with a molt limit at the alula covert. </div>
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Luckily we had a large group helping on the 21st, our biggest day, with 251 birds handled, 177 of those were yellow-rumps and one late Ovenbird. Another Lincoln Sparrow was banded on the 23rd</div>
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along with a very late HY female Wilson's Warbler, </div>
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their fall presence in Mass usually ends the last week in September. </div>
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Red-breasted Nuthatches are heard all over the island but we don't capture that many compared to how many I hear! This HY female is showing off her new body feathers and older retained flight feathers. </div>
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The following day, the 24th, our first Sharp-shinned Hawk was captured, a HY female. First year birds can be identified by the vertical breast streaks and yellow eye. Her long wing identified her as female. </div>
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House Finches have also finished molting now making it easier to sex males with their reddish plumage on the face, breast and rump.</div>
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These finches can be told apart from Purple Finches by the streaking on the undertail coverts. </div>
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We banded 4 White-throated Sparrows on the 27th and were able to compare a bird with bright morph plumage (right) and one with dull morph plumage (left). It is said that a bright morph will only mate with a dull morph and not with another bright morph (and visa versa). </div>
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Thanks very much to all who helped during the past three weeks- Gretchen Putonen, Keegan Tranquillo and his girlfriend Stephanie, Carolyn Kennedy, Judy Keller, Alice and Jimmy Wynn, Ben Lagasse, James Junda, Judith Bruce, and Jessica Rempel. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. </div>
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Total birds: 1056 Total species: 72</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 41 Birds/100 net-hours: 136</div>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">15 new; 49 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">16 new; 4 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Creeper</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new; 6 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Winter Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Marsh Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">15 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Gray-cheeked Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Hermit Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 new; 3 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">22 new; 1 recap; 3 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">22 new; 9 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8 new; 5 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cape May Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"> 851 new; 126 recaps; 22 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Green Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Western Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">15 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wilson's Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-breasted Chat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">38 new; 7 recaps; 2 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">56 new; 49 recaps; 1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">34 new; 6 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 4 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern White-crowned Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">32 new; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
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<br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-44480019691279154422012-10-09T15:02:00.000-07:002012-10-09T15:02:34.088-07:00Yellowrumps are in!2-7 October<br />
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We had a great first week of October with many species and lots of birds coming through. We were rained out a few days but still managed a decent assortment. The Eastern Phoebes have passed through for the most part, but catbirds are still here in good numbers. The catbirds are usually gone before high numbers of yellow-rumps come in, but not this year! They must have had a really good breeding year as our catbird total for the year so far is over 1,000 birds. We normally band between 500-700/yr. Our first Myrtle Warblers (yellow-rumped) showed up on the 2nd with just a few birds but as the week progressed so did their numbers.<br />
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Also on the 2nd was a Traill's (probable Alder) Flycatcher that we banded a week before. It had added quite a bit of fat and weight and probably was ready to take off soon. Warblers this day besides the yellow-rumps included Nashville, Black-throated Blue Warbler, more Blackpolls, Ovenbird, and Western Palm Warbler. Besides Song Sparrow, we are banding more Swamp Sparrows now and another Lincoln Sparrow. A second year female Yellow-shafted Flicker was banded in early afternoon, they are so large they often escape our nets.</div>
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During their molt in their second year, woodpeckers will replace some outer primary coverts but retain the inner ones. </div>
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In their 3rd year, they will replace all their primary coverts but might retain one or two juvenal feathers randomly placed. This female Hairy Woodpecker below was recaptured on the 7th and was originally banded as a hatch year in Novemeber 2010 so she is now in her third year. </div>
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The yellow arrow points to the browner retained juvenal feather. </div>
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We had 17 species of birds on the 5th ; our first Brown Creeper of the season and</div>
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two Hermit Thrushes, one with a particularly bold eyering.</div>
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The reddish tail feathers contrast sharply with the back. </div>
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They were both hatch year birds with buffy edging to the greater coverts that travel up the vein. </div>
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While I had been hearing Golden-crowned Kinglets around the island since September 27th, we didn't capture any until the 5th when we had four birds.</div>
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The male is so pretty with his orange and yellow crown. </div>
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The female a bit more subdued with only yellow coloration. </div>
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A great surprise on the 5th was capturing two Scarlet Tanagers, a bird we rarely get in our nets.We had one in 2002, two in 2009, one in 2010, and now these two this year. Fortunately we had one of each sex for comparison. Both birds were hatch years. The female has olive-green plumage and greenish-dusky wings.</div>
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The young male also has olive-greenish plumage but his wings are black. </div>
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The Scarlet Tanager has a distinct tooth-like structure on the upper mandible possibly to help with mashing the fruits and seeds consumed. </div>
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This young Blackpoll Warbler we caught on the 5th</div>
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We usually find a bird with leucism every year, especially in the fall on hatch year birds. Leucism is when just some of their feathers lack melanin and no color is produced like the feathers on this chickadee. Some of its head and back feathers were white.</div>
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We had an even better day on the 6th when we handled 132 birds of 24 species. Highlights from this day were a Gray-cheeked Thrush</div>
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Our first junco appeared on the 6th, a hatch year female.</div>
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But I think the best bird of the day was Yellow-billed Cuckoo, not one but two!</div>
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The orbital ring is yellow in the hatch year birds and will turn dusky as the bird ages. </div>
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We also had our first Winter Wren for fall, but being a wriggly wren, it escaped out of my hands before banding! Hate it when that happens! It could have been our one and only for this year. </div>
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A big thank you to Gretchen Putonen for helping out this week. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. </div>
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Total birds: 379 Total species: 66</div>
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Total species of banded birds: 36 Birds/100 net-hours: 72</div>
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<col style="mso-width-alt: 8228; mso-width-source: userset; width: 169pt;" width="225"></col>
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Cormorant</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Blue Heron</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Canada Goose</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Black Duck</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Osprey</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Northern Harrier</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Sharp-shinned Hawk</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-tailed Hawk</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Sora</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Black-bellied Plover</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Semipalmated Plover</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Greater Yellowlegs</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ring-billed Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Herring Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Black-backed Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-billed Cuckoo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-bellied Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Downy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Hairy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Traill's Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new (probable Alder)</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Tree Swallow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Blue Jay</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Crow</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Black-capped Chickadee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8 new; 13 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Tufted Titmouse</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">11 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Creeper</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Winter Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">7 new;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Gray-cheeked Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Swainson's Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Hermit Thrush</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">69 new; 35 recaps; 5 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue-headed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">16 new; 4 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Magnolia Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Blue Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Myrtle (Yellow-rumped)
Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">59 new; 8 recaps; 2 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Western Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 new; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">12 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Scarlet Tanager</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">12 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap; 2 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Chipping Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">18 new; 16 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">12 new; 1 recap; 2 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 new, 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-40230033982045984382012-10-03T18:53:00.001-07:002012-10-03T18:53:47.690-07:00September1- 28 September<br />
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September is always a fun month to band and weather cooperated most of the time. While we had oodles of birds, our species count was down and we missed many species we normally get- Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Mourning Warbler, Myrtle Warbler, and no thrushes what so ever! <br />
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We banded another 11 Yellow-breasted Chats, all hatch years, making this year's total 16 so far, our highest count for this species. <br />
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Chats are easily aged, HY birds do an incomplete molt, molting some of the outer primary feathers and inner secondaries, although I don't always see it in the secondaries. From the picture below this chat has replaced primaries 4-9 and retained primaries 1-3 (click on the picture for a better view). There is a noticable difference between the dark shaft and feather of the fourth primary compared to the browner 3rd primary. </div>
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He replaced the sixth secondary feather shown below, again darker in both shaft and feather than the adjacent s5.</div>
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The majority of our Prairie Warblers have moved on but we did capture 4 more this month including this young male.</div>
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HY male Prairies show a molt limit, usually at A1 (the alula covert-see red arrow), which is darker than the other two alula feathers and primary coverts.</div>
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Males have distinct dark streaks on their sides as seen in the first photo and dark chestnut feathers on their back.<br />
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We captured our first for the season American Redstart on the 2nd<br />
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as well as our first of five Red-breasted Nuthatches. They have been vocalizing up a storm!<br />
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Female RB nuts (that's what we call them) have gray crowns contrasting slightly with gray back,<br />
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Goldfinch numbers have jumped substantially in September since young have fledged and they flock together in groups.<br />
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On the fourth we captured a Red-eyed Vireo with a band that did not belong to our station! Any of you banders out there recognize this bird? 2181-59468. I've inquired to nearby banding stations, sent info to the Bird Banding Lab and sent out a query on the Birdband listserv but no takers yet. Since it was a HY bird, I'm sure the bander has not sent in the information yet in the middle of the fall season. I'll be sure to post where it came from when I find out!<br />
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6 September brought the first of three Acadian Flycatchers, the most we've had in a year. They are part of the Empidonax Flycatcher family and can be challenging on occasion to sort out. Acadians are known to be the 'least cute' due to their big head.</div>
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Besides all the measurements we do to separate these species, we also take a look at their leg color, gray for Acadian, </div>
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and the shape of their 6th primary feather (p6). On Acadians it is not emarginated (emarginated means the outer web of the feather narrows towards the tip as in p7 & 8) seen in the photo below. </div>
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Also on the 6th brought our first of many Blackpoll Warblers, a HY bird of unknown sex.</div>
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While most of our birds are in their first year, we've also had a few adults. Males look dramatically different in their alternate plumage from spring breeding plumage, but are still distinguished by their white bellies and black streaks about the head, throat area, and distinct black streaks on their sides. They also have large dark centers to their back feathers. <br />
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but some of them have such striking color they almost approach orange! </div>
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Sadly we've had no Mourning Warblers this year,however I won't rule it out yet, but we were excited to get 3 Connecticut Warblers, the most we've ever had. The first one showed up on the 6th and then two on the 25th.</div>
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Other nice warblers this month included Pine Warbler, a nice bird to show off for our banding demo on the 8th (although this was our adult male banded on the 25th), <br />
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Black-throated Green, a HY male, on the 11th,<br />
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a HY Magnolia Warbler on the 14th,</div>
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Canada Warbler<br />
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and a Black-throated Blue Warbler, all on the 16th. </div>
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HY Black-throated Blues males are easy to age and sex due to their distinct plumage, notice the blue-edged replaced alula covert (A1) sitting atop the green edged retained juvenal A2. </div>
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We had a Black-and-white Warbler, HY male, on the 18th, with dark black streaking to the sides</div>
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along with our first Blue-winged Warbler of the year, another HY male.<br />
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Our first of many Palm Warblers (mostly Western subspecies) also came in on the 18th </div>
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and a Wilson's Warbler was captured on the 20th.<br />
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Besides the many Red-eyed Vireos we banded this month, we also banded two Philadelphia Vireos, the first arrrived on the 14th.</div>
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On the 18th, Warbling Vireos came in </div>
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We banded three Blue-headed Vireos with the first arriving in our nets on the 24th.</div>
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Besides our many Song Sparrows, we had a rather early White-throated Sparrow on the 14th,<br />
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a Lincoln's Sparrow <br />
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and Swamp Sparrow on the 25th,</div>
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and two Savannah Sparrows on the 27th. The first Savannah below had no yellow in the lores </div>
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Some other interesting birds this month were a HY female Eastern Towhee with some leucism on her back and head<br />
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and more surprising, a very young Mourning Dove still in juvenal plumage captured on the 18th. </div>
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Thanks to all who helped out this month- Gretchen Putonen, Carolyn Kennedy, Judy Keller, Jessica Rempel and Judith Bruce. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. </div>
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Total birds: 1120 Total species: 89</div>
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Total banded birds: 48 Birds/100 net-hours: 57</div>
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Cormorant</td>
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<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-capped Chickadee</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">15 new; 61 recaps; 4 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tufted Titmouse</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 new; 10 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Wren</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">276 new; 306 recaps; 15 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue-headed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Warbling Vireo</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Philadelphia Vireo</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 4 recap</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">38 new; 9 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue-winged Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8 new; 2 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Magnolia Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Blue Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Green Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Western Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">22 new; 1 recap; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-and-white Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Redstart</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Connecticut Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">30 new; 5 recaps; 2 unbanded</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wilson's Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Canada Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-breasted Chat</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">11 new; 4 recaps</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">11 new; 1 recap; 1 unbanded</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">13 new; 5 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Savannah Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">40 new; 29 recaps; 2 unbanded</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">Last seen 9/2</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">40 new; 3 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
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Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-20932648406334104892012-09-14T02:56:00.000-07:002012-09-14T02:56:50.882-07:00End of August17- 29 August<br />
Our crew will be holding another banding demonstration this Saturday (9-15) for anyone close by who may be interested in seeing birds up close! Meet at 8:15 at the front door of the museum and walk out to the solar calendar on Wing Island. Rain cancels.<br />
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The last two weeks of August were very busy, lots of birds in nets and good diversity of dispersing birds who breed in the vicinity. Eastern Kingbirds were all over flycatching and vocalizing. On 17 Aug we captured four of them and I was able to take pictures of the outer primary (p) feather of an adult male, adult female and a hatch year bird for comparison. The tip of p10 of an adult male is notched and very pointed as pictured below. This feather is quite worn so is not as pointed as it would be if fresh.<br />
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In the female p10 is not as deeply notched and the tip is less sharp.<br />
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P10 in a hatch year is not notched.<br />
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Woodpecker molt is more complex than most species we capture so it is important to have a good understanding of what sequence they follow in order to age them appropriately. During this time period we captured numerous woodpeckers going through various stages of molt. On 24 Aug we recaptured a Hairy Woodpecker who had just finished her yearly molt. <br />
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She was originally banded last year as a HY (hatch year) bird. During that time she replaced her greater coverts and primary feathers, but no primary coverts (pcovs) or secondaries. During this molt she replaced her primaries again, the greater coverts, her outer primary coverts now black (orange arrow). She retained her inner pcovs (green arrow) and has retained two secondaries (blue arrow). <br />
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On the 17th we recaptured a Downy Woodpecker (a year older than the Hairy), who was first banded in 2010 as a HY bird so he is now in his third year. In the picture below you can see he is replacing his primary feathers indicated by the blue arrow. He is also replacing the corresponding primary coverts,except it appears he is not replacing the corresponding covert to p7, which is brown compared to the ones on either side (orange arrow).<br />
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It is possible he may continue to retain one of these feathers, which apparently is rarely seen but could help to age them into their 4th year. Hopefully we will recapture him again next spring and can see if this indeed is the case. <br />
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We've had more Eastern Phoebes this year than ever before, all of them HY birds. <br />
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They too are starting to molt their body feathers and some of their wing feathers, specifically the lesser coverts, median coverts and greater coverts. The body feathers on their breast are coming in yellow and the replaced greater covs are now a darker gray with a whitish edging (blue arrow) compared to the browner juvenal covs with a buff edge.<br />
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More molting birds include this adult Northern Cardinal. He looked so funny with his feathers every which way I just had to take a picture. </div>
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And I loved his bright red 'eyebrows'!<br />
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Also on the 18th was a young Gray Catbird <br />
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who presented with a growth on his upper wing. It had a hole in the top, which leads me to believe it was some kind of parasite, maybe blow fly, which burrowed into the skin, but has now emerged. <br />
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On the 22nd we picked up another adult Brown Thrasher,<br />
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a HY European Starling, also molting, and yelling as usual,<br />
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and our first of the season Red-eyed Vireos.<br />
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Vireos have a hook at the end of their upper mandible and HY Red-eyed Vireos have brown eyes. By next spring the eyes will be red.</div>
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I was delighted to host the Monomoy banding crew for a couple of days before they headed over to South Monomoy to band for fall migration. From right to left- Keegan from Pennsylvania, James Junta, currently in grad school at McGill, Aviad and Ayla from Israel.</div>
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The Israeli ringers have never been to the states so were delighted to be introduced to a number of species including their first bird, which was a Great Crested Flycatcher, chickadees, kingbirds, and their first Yellow-breasted Chat (below)!</div>
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They came again on the 29th sharing with us special Israeli coffee that they brewed right out at our banding table.</div>
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It was great having all of them!</div>
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I've also been fortunate to have the Johnson family help out for the past two weeks. Mom, Sheryl and daughters Lauren, who is headed to Wellesley college as a freshman, and her daughter Kristen. Lauren had loads of practice this week extracting birds with so many found in our nets. </div>
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Kristen was also a big help keeping things organized at our banding table and releasing all the birds for me while Lauren and Sheryl were out at the nets. Here she is with a young male Baltimore Oriole.</div>
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Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are on the move and we captured this HY female on the 25th. They often sit in our hands before flying off.<br />
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Many thanks to Ben Lagasse, Sheryl, Lauren, and Kristen Johnson, the Monomoy crew- James Junta, Keegan, Aviad, and Ayla, Gretchen Putonen, and Judith Bruce for helping out at the station for the past two weeks. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. </div>
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Total birds: 677 Total species: 64</div>
Total banded species: 29 Birds/100 net hours: 91<br />
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<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-tailed Hawk</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Merlin</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Black-bellied Plover</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Semipalmated Plover</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Whimbrel</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Woodcock</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Laughing Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ring-billed Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Herring Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Black-backed Gull</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Mourning Dove</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-billed Cuckoo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Horned Owl</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ruby-throated Hummingbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Downy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new; 1 recap</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Hairy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 recap</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Alder Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Willow Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 recap</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">20 new; 1 recap</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Crested Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl75" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Kingbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">18 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tree Swallow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Barn Swallow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Blue Jay</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">American Crow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-capped Chickadee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">8 new; 24 recaps</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tufted Titmouse</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">7 new; 3 recaps; 1 unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">11 new; 1 unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">255 new; 163 recaps; 6 unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 1 unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">30 new; 25 recaps; 3 unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow-breasted Chat</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new; 1 recap</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new; 2 recaps</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">30 new; 13 recaps</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
</tbody></colgroup></table>
</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
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<br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-79818250708223148422012-08-17T14:54:00.000-07:002012-08-17T14:54:14.572-07:00And they keep coming....21 July- 14 August<br />
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Catbirds, catbirds,catbirds- man, have they had a productive year! We've had more 100+ bird days late July/August this year than ever before and many days I have to keep half of our nets closed to keep up with all the birds. <br />
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We banded three more days in July after my last post on the 21st, 26th and 29th. I heard from the Bird Banding Lab again that another one of our birds had been found. This time a Gray Catbird, orginially banded as a young bird on 21 August 2010, was found dead in Orleans. Not sure how it died but I appreciate people taking the time to report the band. <br />
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Below is pictured a young Black-capped Chickadee, caught on the 21 July, officially our 25,000th banded bird!<br />
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Also on the 21st was our first of year House Wren, a juvenile,</div>
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a young male Yellow-shafted Flicker, </div>
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and an early migrating Black-and-white Warbler. She may have bred in the Punkhorn Parklands, a large forested area in Brewster, and then flew to Wing Island to go through her molting period. <br />
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I've had the pleasure this summer of teaching a college student, Ben Lagasse, the fine art of banding. He's been volunteering one/two times a week at the station and is presently working on extracting birds. On the 26th while he was at one net working on a catbird and I was getting out a Common Yellowthroat nearby, I heard yelling coming from his direction and seriously though he was being attacked by something! I quickly headed over to him and found a large Cooper's Hawk in the net right next to him. I quickly held her legs and removed her. Banders need to be aware at all times of the talons as they can cause injury. I handed over the Coop to Ben and he was quite brave to hold her as he hasn't been handling birds all that long. I finished clearing out the remaining few nets and we headed back to band her. Measurements and pictures were taken. Females are quite a bit larger than males. As I was looking at her wing trying to assess her age I must have loosened my grip a bit and BAM, I got footed! You can imagine how fast I let her go. I hope I never make that mistake again. Regardless, it was exciting experiencing a bird of that size and our first ever Cooper's Hawk to boot! <br />
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The 26th also brought our first young Cedar Waxwings, with their mottled appearance of the breast.</div>
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This one had orange-tipped tail feathers, usually yellow.</div>
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Eastern Phoebes have fledged from their nesting sites and many are showing up now on the island. The young birds have cinnamon colored edging to their wing coverts. You might notice my bandaged fingers from my hawk experience!<br />
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We've been hearing Eastern Kingbirds all around us with their calls sounding like sparking wires. Our first captured kingbird, an adult female also appeared on the 26th. Don't they have huge mouths? All the better for capturing insects on the wing. </div>
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Many of the young Baltimore Orioles are molting into formative plumage. </div>
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The young males grow in orange-tipped coverts.</div>
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July 29th proved to be our best day this summer, with 170 birds netted of 16 species. The majority of birds were catbirds of course (69), along with robins (24), Song Sparrows (21), chickadees (11), Baltimore Orioles (9), phoebes (7), and waxwings (6). We had a smattering of other species including our first Orchard Oriole for the year, a young male, pictured below.</div>
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Our totals for July were 513 birds netted, 408 of those new birds, of 27 species and effort was 78 birds/100 net-hours. Not bad for July! </div>
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As we come into August the majority of Yellow Warblers,one of the earlier fall migrating warblers, have now passed through.<br />
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We don't capture that many Great Crested Flycatchers, but we did get this juvenile on August 1st.</div>
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Like phoebes, juvenile Great Crested Flycatchers have cinnamon colored edging to their coverts, which will have white edging as they replace them during their first prebasic molt.</div>
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I'm still waiting on American Redstart and Northern Waterthrush, two species we've normally captured by now for fall migration. We've had a lack of Empidonax flycatchers but did capture a Traill's (probable Willow) on the 14th. <br />
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We'll see what the next two weeks bring! I'd like to thank Ben Lagasse, Gretchen Putonen, Judith Bruce, Carolyn Kennedy, and Jessica Rempel for helping out at the station for the past month. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. <br />
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Total birds: 721 Total species: 62<br />
Total banded species: 27 Birds/100 net hours: 77<br />
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Loon<br />
Double-crested Cormorant<br />
Great Blue Heron<br />
Great Egret<br />
Snowy Egret<br />
Green Heron<br />
Black-crowned Night-Heron<br />
Canada Goose<br />
American Black Duck<br />
Osprey<br />
Cooper's Hawk-1 new<br />
Virginia Rail<br />
Black-bellied Plover<br />
Semipalmated Plover<br />
Greater Yellowlegs<br />
Laughing Gull<br />
Ring-billed Gull<br />
Herring Gull<br />
Great Black-backed Gull<br />
Common Tern<br />
Mourning Dove<br />
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 7 new; 1 recap<br />
Belted Kingfisher<br />
Downy Woodpecker- 4 new; 1 recap<br />
Yellow-shafted Flicker- 2 new<br />
Eastern Wood-Pewee<br />
Traill's Flycatcher- 1 new<br />
Eastern Phoebe- 18 new<br />
Great Crested Flycatcher- 2 new<br />
Eastern Kingbird- 4 new<br />
Purple Martin<br />
Tree Swallow<br />
Barn Swallow<br />
Blue Jay<br />
American Crow<br />
Fish Crow<br />
Black-capped Chickadee- 16 new; 24 recaps; 1 unbanded<br />
Tufted Titmouse- 1 recap<br />
Red-breasted Nuthatch<br />
White-breasted Nuthatch<br />
Carolina Wren- 10 new; 3 recaps<br />
House Wren- 2 new<br />
Eastern Bluebird<br />
American Robin- 43 new<br />
Gray Catbird- 300 new; 50 recaps; 8 unbanded<br />
Cedar Waxwing- 7 new; 1 recap<br />
European Starling<br />
Yellow Warbler- 10 new<br />
Prairie Warbler- 9 new; 3 recaps<br />
Black-and-white Warbler- 1 new<br />
Ovenbird- 3 new<br />
Common Yellowthroat- 42 new; 19 recaps; 3 unbanded<br />
Northern Cardinal- 6 new; 2 recaps<br />
Eastern Towhee- 4 new; 2 recaps<br />
Song Sparrow- 61 new; 21 recaps; 3 unbanded<br />
Red-winged Blackbird<br />
Common Grackle<br />
Orchard Oriole- 1 new<br />
Baltimore Oriole- 14 new; 2 recaps; 2 unbanded<br />
House Finch- 2 new<br />
American Goldfinch- 1 new; 2 recaps<br />
House Sparrow<br />
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<br />Cape Cod Banderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05855662277426292369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768447888626179784.post-45835696237735969772012-07-22T14:33:00.000-07:002012-07-22T14:33:45.675-07:00Midsummer Birds19 June- 14 July<br />
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The second half of June was quiet for a time but with the onslaught of baby birds our numbers tripled by the beginning of July. It is then a mad rush to get babies banded and back to the spot where they were captured to reunite with their parents. They were emerging at my home too and I just had to share these adorable photos of a recently fledged Carolina Wren. It sat on the steps not quite knowing what to make of me and my camera. Notice the downy feathers on top of the head. So cute!<br />
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Back on the island we had numerous HY (hatch year or first year) birds on June 16- robins, chickadees, Carolina Wrens, and our first Hairy Woodpecker and Tufted Titmouse (shown below). </div>
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Notice the lime green ring around this young bird's eye which will darken to gray as the bird ages.</div>
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Most of our Northern Cardinals are aged AHY or after hatch year in the spring, which means banders know the bird is not a young bird but we can't age it past the previous year. Our female cardinal had retained two juvenal secondary feathers allowing us to age her as SY (second year) meaning she was born last year. Many cardinals will go through a complete molt in their first year but occasionally we get lucky and find molt limits in the wing as below. The two secondary feathers are shorter and browner than the feathers on either side of them.<br />
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Flocks of starlings were visible flying over the fields and salt marsh on June 24th. I always cringe when they get close to a net and say a silent prayer that I won't find it full of starlings! We captured only 3 thank goodness, all HY birds. Young birds have grayish-brown plumage and we can sometimes sex them by the color of the eye; dark brownish gray for males and grayish with a yellow tinge for females, but I didn't feel comfortable assigning sex to this bird so I sexed it unknown. The eye color seemed to fall somewhere in between. </div>
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This bird had a severe case of cloacal flukes, a parasitic flatworm that causes this appearance around the cloaca (or vent- the opening for reproductive and excretory systems of a bird), so I'm not sure this bird will survive. </div>
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We captured a chickadee who still had the bright yellow gape of a very young bird. Babies have bright yellow mouths to make it easier for the parents to feed them. <br />
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Other first HY's for our summer season on the 24th were a very buffy looking Song Sparrow</div>
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Most of our adult Yellow Warblers have finished breeding and are going through complete molts before heading off to their wintering grounds. </div>
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This SY femalewe captured on the 29th was molting her inner primary feathers, corresponding primary coverts, and secondary or greater coverts. <br />
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Also molting was this HY Hairy Woodpecker replacing only his primary feathers. </div>
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Young birds have grayish brown eyes and in males the red on the head extends in front of the eyes. </div>
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For some reason we don't capture many White-breasted Nuthatches even though we hear them almost every day we are banding. We caught this male also on June 29th.</div>
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Pyle states that males can develop partial brood patches which indeed was present on this bird. </div>
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On July 7th we caught the female who had finished breeding and her belly feathers were growing back in. The head and nape feathers on females are a dull black or grayish color compared with the jet black on the male above.</div>
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Most of the young Yellow Warblers we capture at this time of year can't be sexed but occasionally we can assign sex to the bird if we see red streaks on the breast such as this young male.</div>
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Ovenbirds have begun their southerly migration already, we've had three so far this month. </div>
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Our first HY Baltimore Orioles were captured on July 11th. We sexed her as a female due to her short wing.</div>
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On the 14th we captured a very young Common Yellowthroat whom we aged as L for local, meaning the bird is unable to sustain flight. </div>
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We also captured this young chickadee that had gone through some kind of nutritional difficulty as the feathers were just emerging. The bird has a striped appearance to the feathers </div>
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The Bird Banding Lab contacted me recently about three of our birds found by others. One was a Carolina Wren banded by Gretchen as a HY bird on 2 July 2010. The bird was found in a house on Smith Lane in Eastham, a town nearby, on April 6th. </div>
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On the 21st of June a Myrtle Warbler, similar to the bird pictured below, was found in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.</div>
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Sadly, the bird was found dead but still it is exciting when we hear about our birds being found in different areas. The distance between the two sites is approximately 337 miles as the crow flies, or I should say as the warbler flies!!</div>
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Lastly , a Common Yellowthroat I banded on 13 August 2011 as a young bird was recaptured and released unharmed at Manomet's banding station this past May 24th.</div>
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Speaking of recaptures we had a couple of significant encounters of birds previously banded by us during this time frame- a 6 yr old American Goldfinch and a 9 year old Prairie Warbler. This picture of the Prairie was taken in 2010 during his yearly molt. We've captured him every year except 2005. </div>
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As always many thanks to those who put in many volunteer hours helping at the banding station including Ben Lagasse, Judith Bruce, Carolyn Kennedy, Gretchen Putonen, Jessica Rempel, and Judy Keller. The following is a list of birds seen, heard, or banded during this time period. </div>
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Total birds: 298 Total species: 53</div>
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Total banded species: 23 Birds/100 net-hours: 42</div>
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We banded another two days in May and four days in June to complete the spring season. I was away for a spell in early June so didn't get out as often as I'd hoped, plus weather wasn't cooperating. We banded our FOY (first of year) adult male Cedar Waxwing on the 28th<br />
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and Alice, a very enthusiastic high school student, was eager to release this gorgeous bird.</div>
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We captured two Saltmarsh Sparrows on 1 Jun, both in the same net. One was an obvious male due to a very enlarged cloacal protuberance but the other one was either a non breeding male he was chasing away or a female he was attracted to! The definite male was a bit brighter than the other one.</div>
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I was unable to age this bird past AHY (after hatching year). I could see a molt limit in the secondaries, it appeared he had replaced s6, however according to Pyle they can molt s6 again during the prealternate molt in the spring. I'm leaning toward ASY in this bird as the primary coverts seemed broad with a distinct edging. </div>
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The Carolina Wren we captured this day was easier to age as a SY (second year) bird with two retained juvenal primary feathers (pps 1,2). The first secondary feather (s1) is right above my finger and the two retained primary feathers are right above that. Notice the streaks aren't as bold as those on the replaced feathers and the shafts of the juvenal feathers are a lighter color too. </div>
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Our first Great Crested Flycatcher for 2012 was banded on 7 June, a female based on an extensive brood patch and a short wing chord. Females will drop their breast and belly feathers to impart warmth to their eggs as they incubate. In some species males will develop brood patches (BP's) too and this is the case with Great Cresteds , although the BP isn't as extensive in males. </div>
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Our first baby birds (HY or hatch year) were captured on the 16th- a robin,</div>
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two Carolina Wrens,</div>
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and a male Downy Woodpecker. The red on the top of the head are juvenal feathers that will be replaced during the 1st prebasic molt when the red feathers will show up on the back of the head. This bird was already beginning his molt replacing his first three primary feathers. </div>
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June 16th was our last day of spring migration monitoring. Overall, this was our worst spring season when comparing effort to previous years. We missed a number of species we usually catch each spring- Common Grackle, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, no flycatchers at all including Eastern Phoebe and Eastern Kingbird, or numerous warblers- Northern Parula (although I heard it), Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll, Ovenbird (also heard), and American Redstart. We had very low numbers of new birds for some of our resident birds- Blue Jay (1), Black-capped Chickadee(4), and Song Sparrow(7). We banded a measly 264 new birds. While Wing Island is great in the fall, I'm really considering looking for a new place for spring migrants, maybe back to the Punkhorn, although I'm sure some of my volunteers wouldn't be too eager for that (very buggy and rough terrain). We recaptured more birds previously banded than new birds- 267. Of those, 121 were birds returning from previous years. Our oldest bird was a 10 year old female Common Yellowthroat first captured in 2002. She then eluded us for 7 years recapturing her again in 2009, then 2010, and again this year. We also had a 9 year old Gray Catbird, an 8 year old Common Yellowthroat, four 7 year olds (Gray Catbird, American Goldfinch and 2 Song Sparrows), one 6 year old Black-capped Chickadee, and the rest were five years of age or younger. </div>
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The highlights of the season were capturing our very first Wood Thrush</div>
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and adding a few new species for our spring list; Veery, Brown Creeper (pictured below)</div>
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Many thanks to all who helped out this spring: Jo-Anna Ghadban, Gretchen Putonen, Alice Wynn, Jessica Rempel, Ben Lagasse, Carolyn Kennedy, and Judy Keller. </div>
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Below is list of birds seen, heard, and captured (with numbers) throughout the spring monitoring season.</div>
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Total birds: 274 Total species: 89<br />Total banded species: 45 Birds/100 net-hrs: 24</div>
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<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-bellied Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Downy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">2 new; 2 recaps</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Hairy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Great Crested Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Tree Swallow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Barn Swallow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blue Jay</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Crow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-capped Chickadee</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">4 new, 61 recaps, 1
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Tufted Titmouse</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">2 new, 11 recaps</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Creeper</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">3 new; 22 recaps, 3
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Veery</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Swainson's Thrush</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Hermit Thrush</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">5 new, 2 recaps</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wood Thrush</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">78 new, 25 recaps,1
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">2 new, 1 recap, 1
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-eyed Vireo</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Parula</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">3 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Magnolia Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Myrtle (Yellow-rumped)
Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">5 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Green Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">2 new 2 recaps</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">7 new, 1 recap</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Palm Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">6 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Blackpoll Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-and-white Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Waterthrush</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">24 new; 61 recaps; 2
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wilson's Warbler</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">9 new, 9 recaps, 1
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">5 new; 1 recap</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Chipping Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Field Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Savannah Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Saltmarsh Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">2 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">7 new, 50 recaps, 2
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">9 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">14 new, 5 recaps</td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown-headed Cowbird</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">5 new; 1 recap, 1
unbanded</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Orchard Oriole</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">1 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch</td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">28 new, 13 recaps</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;">4 new</td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl72" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; mso-ignore: colspan;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl72" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;"></td>
<td class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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So far the spring season for us has been rather dismal for migrants. But then again I do live on Cape Cod, not a great place for spring bird migration, especially on the outer cape. I should know better but I always get pumped up only to be disappointed! If I want a place hopping with birds, I guess I should move to Veracruz, Mexico (eh, Manuel?). Enough whining, I actually feel very privileged to work with birds and they are all wonderful in their own right.<br />
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We had our first of two banding demonstrations on Saturday, May 5th and 15 brave souls endured the cool, overcast day. Our nets were only open for a few hours but we captured 29 birds of 11 species. It was a 3 thrush day including Hermit Thrush and we banded our first ever spring Veery, an ASY (after second year) bird, which was released before taking a photo but looks similar (except for the greater coverts) to the first year bird below.<br />
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A real treat for some people in the group was the capture of an ASY Swainson's Thrush,</div>
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a life bird for some of them. This bird was just passing through on migration as it makes its way to north to breed. </div>
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We caught only 2 species of warblers this day one being a Nashville, an ASY male.</div>
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It was nice to have a Northern Mockingbird in the net. We haven't banded many since 2006. Pictured below is an AHY (after hatch year) male in breeding condition.</div>
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A female AHY Red-winged Blackbird (below) was found in our saltmarsh nets, not yet breeding.</div>
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On May 6th, Gray Catbirds and Nashville Warblers could be heard singing all over the island. We managed to capture 2 more Nashville's and our first Common Yellowthroat male (below), a return from 2010 when he was in his first year.</div>
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I like to try to take photos of each species as we capture them, but I tell you trying to get a good picture of a cardinal without getting assaulted, especially by an older male (also a return from 2010) is downright impossible sometimes. After I pried his beak off this finger </div>
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The only other new species for the day was a Tree Swallow, a breeding male.</div>
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Two more towhees arrived on the 7th, one a SY female,</div>
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I could hear many Northern Parulas singing as well as Yellow Warblers that morning and we captured our first of year Yellow Warbler on the second net run.</div>
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On the 8th it was a treat to find an adult male Orchard Oriole. We've banded young birds before and I've had SY male Orchards but never an older adult in full breeding plumage. </div>
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Male Orchard Orioles delay their full adult plumage until their third year so a SY male would look like this:</div>
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<br />While we normally band Field Sparrows in the fall, this AHY bird was another first ever for our spring season.<br />
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Prairie Warblers breed on Wing Island and they first arrived on the 5th but we didn't capture one until May 12th, a SY female.</div>
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We also banded our first of the year female Common Yellowthroat, <br />
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May 14th was our best day so far with 57 birds handled of 18 species including recapturing the thrasher, but 33 were new birds like this gorgeous older adult male Magnolia Warbler,<br />
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a SY female Wilson's Warbler,</div>
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and a new species for our station, an ASY Wood Thrush! I used to hear and band Wood Thrushes often when I lived in central Massachusetts and really miss those birds. Hearing Veeries and Wood Thrushes as I walked through the woods was always so soothing. </div>
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Other species for the day was a SY female Bluejay with a brood patch,</div>
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and Swamp Sparrows, which we don't band very often in the spring, but usually have many in the fall. I was able to capture both males and females for a good comparison on crown plumage. First an AHY male below with a good amount of rufous in the crown, </div>
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and a female with a mix of brown, gray and black feathers. </div>
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We've been seeing many of our residents in breeding condition now including this male Black-capped Chickadee on the 17th with a good example of an enlarged cloacal protuberance (CP for short). This area enlarges (notice the protuding area in the area of the lower abdomen) as the bird gets ready to mate and certainly aids us in establishing the sex of species where the plumage of males and females look alike.</div>
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Another Magnolia Warbler (we called them Maggies) was banded, this time a SY male.<br />
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I also banded a Song Sparrow that had pox evident on his lower mandible. </div>
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No new species showed up again for the spring until the 21st when an ASY female American Robin, also with a brood patch, was banded.</div>
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I've been hearing Cedar Waxwings vocalizing since the 19th and finally captured one on the 21st.</div>
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I aged and sexed her as a SY female due to her lack of red waxy tips to her secondaries and small amount of yellow on her tail. </div>
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The small amount of black feathering on her chin also points to female. </div>
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We held another banding demonstration on the 19th but was too busy showing birds to people and neglected to take any pictures. They were fortunate to see a Ruby-throated Hummingbird up close and see how we band them. A cute story is of a young girl, perhaps 7, who came to the first banding demonstration and her mother told us she promptly went home and banded all her stuffed animals! They wanted to come back and see more birds of course, but her daughter was also intent on building a mist net (indoors) in order to catch her 'birds'.</div>
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Many thanks to all who helped out at the banding station these past few weeks- Gretchen Putonen, Jo-Anna Ghadban, Jessica Rempel, Alice Wynn, Carolyn Kennedy, and Judy Keller. As usual, below is list of birds seen, heard, and captured (with numbers) throughout this 3 week period.</div>
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Total birds: 274 Total species: 76<br />Total banded species: 36 Birds/100 net-hrs: 26</div>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Willet</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Spotted Sandpiper</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">American Woodcock</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Laughing Gull</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ring-billed Gull</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Herring Gull</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Black-backed Gull</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="14" style="height: 10.5pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="14" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 10.5pt;">Common Tern</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Mourning Dove</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Belted Kingfisher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Red-bellied Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Downy Woodpecker-1</td>
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</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Hairy Woodpecker</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Yellow-shafted Flicker</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Eastern Phoebe</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Great Crested Flycatcher</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Tree Swallow-1</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Barn Swallow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 11.25pt; mso-height-source: userset;">
<td class="xl73" height="15" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 11.25pt;">Blue Jay-1</td>
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</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Fish Crow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Black-capped Chickadee-23</td>
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</tr>
<tr height="22" style="height: 16.5pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="22" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 16.5pt;">Tufted Titmouse-6</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Carolina Wren-14</td>
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</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Bluebird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Veery-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swainson's Thrush-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Hermit Thrush-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wood Thrush-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Robin-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Gray Catbird-72</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Mockingbird</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown Thrasher-4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Cedar Waxwing-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">European Starling-1</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-eyed Vireo-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Nashville Warbler-3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Parula</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Yellow Warbler-4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Magnolia Warbler-2</td>
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</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-throated Green Warbler</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Pine Warbler-2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Prairie Warbler-5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Black-and-white Warbler-2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Ovenbird</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Waterthrush-2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Yellowthroat-53</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Wilson's Warbler-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Northern Cardinal-5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Eastern Towhee-4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Chipping Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Field Sparrow-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Song Sparrow-19</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Swamp Sparrow-5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">White-throated Sparrow-5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Red-winged Blackbird-2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Common Grackle</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Brown-headed Cowbird-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Orchard Oriole-1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">Baltimore Oriole</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Finch</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">American Goldfinch-25</td>
<td align="right" class="xl73" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext; height: 15.75pt;">House Sparrow</td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px windowtext;"></td>
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