Metro Beach Fall 2010 Banding Summary

Banding was conducted on a total of 24 days between 7 August and 3 November 2010, which is consistent with protocols although a couple days were "non-standard" with fewer nets run. A record number of 2201 new birds was banded, of 71 species which is the second highest ever and tied with number of species banded in 2009. In addition, 268 birds were recaptured and 53 released unbanded, resulting in a total number of captures of 2522. The number of net hours (1776.69) was the second highest ever, and almost the same number as 2009. The capture rate of 141.9 birds per 100 net hours was the highest ever by a considerable margin. Below is a simple species list with number banded this fall. More details will be published as a PDF file on the Metro Beach Banding website.

Fall 2010 Banding Results

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 86
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 2
Alder Flycatcher - 1
Willow Flycatcher - 4
"Traill's" Flycatcher - 6
Least Flycatcher - 3
Blue-headed Vireo - 2
Warbling Vireo - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 22
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 25
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
Brown Creeper - 22
House Wren - 29
Winter Wren - 12
Marsh Wren - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 79
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 33
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 7
Swainson's Thrush - 25
Hermit Thrush - 71
American Robin - 8
Gray Catbird - 8
Tennessee Warbler - 19
Orange-crowned Warbler - 5
Nashville Warbler - 40
Northern Parula - 3
Yellow Warbler - 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 9
Magnolia Warbler - 62
Cape May Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 51
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 33
Blackburnian Warbler - 4
Palm Warbler - 12
Bay-breasted Warbler - 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 47
Black-and-white Warbler - 7
American Redstart - 42
Ovenbird - 14
Northern Waterthrush - 14
Connecticut Warbler - 1
Mourning Warbler - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 60
Wilson's Warbler - 12
Canada Warbler - 4
Northern Cardinal - 7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Indigo Bunting - 2
Eastern Towhee - 1
American Tree Sparrow - 12
Field Sparrow - 1
Fox Sparrow - 19
Song Sparrow - 170
Lincoln's Sparrow - 36
Swamp Sparrow - 77
White-throated Sparrow - 379
White-crowned Sparrow - 43
Dark-eyed Junco - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 512