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Winter Avian
Ecology Study
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Nov 15 - through March 15. This study will
monitor diversity of species, timelines of winter birds and migratory birds
wintering over, how the winter bird population and diversity changes from
winter to winter. We will also monitor how snowfall, temperature and weather conditions
affect
the changes, and do the weights of birds change from winter to winter
related to weather data. |
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Banding will
occur between the dates of November 15 to March 15. Extra attempts will be
made to band on days with snow accumulation. Point counts
will be conducted each morning to monitor all species encountered at the
feeder area. Thistle seed,
black oil sunflower seeds, bird seed mix and suet cakes will be used.
2008-2009
Hubble Farm
Summary
Bander: Tim Tolford
Helpers:
Sam Fitton, Bob Holmes, Doreen Whitley, Heather Raymond,
John Price, Sophia & Michaela Tolford
| Species |
23-Dec |
recap |
26-Dec |
recap |
8-Jan |
recap |
10-Jan |
recap |
11-Jan |
recap |
17-Jan |
recap |
19-Jan |
recap |
7-Feb |
recap |
23-Feb |
recap |
28-Feb |
recap |
14-Mar |
recap |
15-Mar |
recap |
BANDED |
RECAP |
TOTAL |
| American
Goldfincn |
18 |
2 |
86 |
16 |
30 |
19 |
45 |
22 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
8 |
0 |
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263 |
111 |
374 |
| American
Tree Sparrow |
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1 |
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1 |
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6 |
|
26 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
45 |
6 |
51 |
| Blue
Jay |
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1 |
|
1 |
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2 |
|
2 |
| Brown
Creper |
1 |
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1 |
|
1 |
| Carolina
Chickadee |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
4 |
12 |
17 |
29 |
| Downy
Woodpecker |
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|
3 |
|
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|
2 |
1 |
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|
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
| Eastern
Tufted Titmouse |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
5 |
|
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1 |
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|
1 |
13 |
8 |
21 |
| Hairy
Woodpecker |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| House
Finch |
|
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
6 |
|
1 |
|
5 |
2 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
|
26 |
3 |
29 |
| Mourning
Dove |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
|
2 |
| Northern
Cardinal |
1 |
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5 |
1 |
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1 |
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4 |
|
3 |
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1 |
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3 |
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2 |
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2 |
2 |
22 |
3 |
25 |
| Red-bellied
Woodpecker |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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5 |
2 |
7 |
| Slate-colored
Junco |
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|
9 |
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1 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
2 |
26 |
7 |
33 |
| Song
Sparrow |
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2 |
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1 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
11 |
2 |
12 |
| White-breasted
Nuthatch |
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4 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
| White-crowned
Sparrow |
1 |
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4 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
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3 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
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16 |
5 |
21 |
| White-throated
Sparrow |
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1 |
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25 |
2 |
119 |
18 |
38 |
20 |
61 |
30 |
22 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
37 |
17 |
54 |
23 |
22 |
12 |
20 |
9 |
35 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
469 |
190 |
658 |
| Northern
Saw-whet Owl |
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Other birds seen feeding on or around the feeders
but not captured/banded: Purple Finch,
Brown-headed Cowbird,
Eastern Bluebird, Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Pine
Siskin, Eastern Towhee
Seven-mile
Station Summary
Bander
Eric Burgess. Helpers:
| Species |
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Banded |
Recap |
Captured |
| Goldfinch |
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| American
Tree Sparrow |
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| Blue
Jay |
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| Brown
Creeper |
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| Carolina
Chickadee |
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| Chipping
Sparrow |
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| Downy |
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| Eastern
Tufted Titmouse |
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| Hairy
Woodpecker |
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| House
Finch |
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| M.
Dove |
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| N.
Cardinal |
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| Red-bellied
Woodpecker |
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| Slate-colored
Junco |
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| Song
Sparrow |
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| White-breasted
Nuthatch |
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| White-crowned
Sparrow |
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Sparrow |
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Red-tailed
Hawk - White Morph
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Red-tailed
Hawk - White Morph |
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Female Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Female Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
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Rusty
Blackbird banded 2/22/08
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Rusty
Blackbird banded 2/22/08 |
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Rusty Blackbird -
2/19/2008 12:20 |
Rusty Blackbird -
2/19/2008 12:20 |
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Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker still with Juvenal Plumage? 2/6/2008 8:00 am & 2/17/2008
12:19 pm |
Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker still with Juvenal Plumage?
2/6/2008
8:00 am & 2/17/2008 12:19 pm
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Pine Siskin 12/7/2007 |
Pine Siskin 12/7/2007
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Red-breasted
Nuthatch
(has been around all
winter) |
White-breasted Nuthatch
(male & female)
12/7/2007
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Blue
Jay |
Male Hairy
Woodpecker
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An
acrobatic Pileated Woodpecker! 11/26/2007 - 8:22 a.m.
I
was recently told that Pileated Woodpeckers would never eat suet
from a suet cake. "If I you want Pileated Woodpeckers at
your feeders, you need to put out real suet from a
butcher."
This
rule is "generally" true. I guess if they have a way to
reach one, they'll eat pre-made cakes just like the rest of the
peckers...
Birds
have made liars out of me many times. This time it's on someone else
:-)
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