Daily Update: Navarre Marsh Banding Station
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2015
- Number of Birds Banded: 79
- Number of Recaptures: 58
- Number of Species Banded: 19 (+2 recap only)
- Top Five Species Banded: White-throated Sparrow 15 (+3 recap), Golden-crowned Kinglet 12 (+2 recap), Ruby-crowned Kinglet 11 (+9 recap), Hermit Thrush 10 (+23 recap), and American Robin 8.
- Total Number of Species on Point Count: 29
- Total Number of Species Recorded: 53
- Total Number of Warbler Species Recorded: 4 (27 plus Brewster’s for fall)
- Total Number of Hours Station Operated: 6.0
Highlights: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Nashville Warbler, Purple Finch, and several flights of Tundra Swan fly overs.
Notes: Purple Finch movement along with siskins. First sightings of Tundra Swans for the season.
Weather: Winds Northwest. Temperature in the 30s going to low 50s.
BSBO's passerine migration monitoring project is conducted every spring and fall in the Lake Erie Marsh Region of Northwest Ohio. BSBO Bird Bander's blog will provide you with highlights of what birds are being netted and seen in this area as well as interesting information about bird banding in general.
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