The Start of a New Year

Odd looking bill on a Dark-eyed Junco captured in 2007 (note longer upper bill)

The beginning of a new year is a great time to look back at the previous year so I thought I'd post my bird banding totals for 2007. It was a good year and I feel like I'm getting better at running a banding station but there is always more to learn, more to do and more birds to catch. So take a look at the species caught and how many of each below and know that I'm already planning on making 2008 an even better year

American Redstart 1
Tennessee Warbler 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
Wilson's Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Black and White Warbler 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Brown Creeper 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
American Tree Sparrow 3
Warbling Vireo 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Black-capped Chickadee 27
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
American Goldfinch 6
House Wren 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Lincoln Sparrow 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Ovenbird 6
Connecticut Warbler 1
Cedar Waxwing 13
Hermit Thrush 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
White-throated Sparrow 7
Swainson's Thrush 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Song Sparrow 3
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Gray Catbird 8
Purple Martin 67
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3

Total Individuals = 229
Total Species = 38

Recapture Totals

Black-capped Chickadee 11
Eastern Phoebe 1
Northern Cardinal 1

Total recaptures = 13


2007 Total Encounters = 242

Happy Days in the field to everyone!