By PSBO, on April 2nd, 2012%
A very beautiful, but slow day. We only banded a total of 6 birds. But we had good company, with a great turnout of volunteers: Polly, Kim, Charlie, Natalie, Jason, and Emily. We continue the trend of catching varied thrushes.
New Captures: pine siskin (1), black-capped chickadee (2), varied thrush (1)
Recaptures: black-capped chickadee . . . → Read More: Winter Color Banding Report – Saunders Site, March 25
By PSBO, on April 2nd, 2012%
A typical day at the Saunders Site. We continue to get varied thrushes nearly every banding session.
New captures: Oregon junco(1), varied thrush (1), pine siskin (2), black-capped chickadee (3), red-breasted nuthatch (1), chestnut-backed chickadee (1)
Recaptures: Oregon junco (1), black-capped chickadee (1), chestnut-backed chickadee (1)
Thanks to the volunteers Natalie, Polly, Kim, and . . . → Read More: Winter Color Banding Report – Saunders Site, March 11
By PSBO, on March 7th, 2012%
The day was highlighted by strange weather. Although we had to close the nets for about an hour due to snow, we enjoyed the day. We banded a total of 13 birds, mostly of the usual suspects (chickadees, juncos, sparrows), but we also got a pair of varied thrushes (male and female found together . . . → Read More: Winter Color Banding Report – Saunders Site, Feb. 29
By PSBO, on February 21st, 2012%
My son, Alex, foster daughter, Jonali, and I attended PSBO’s owl box building event at the beginning of this month in Edmonds. It was wonderfully organized by PSBO board members Cindy and Mark. We started with a short bird watching walk. The highlight was a group of common redpolls. After that, the real fun . . . → Read More: Screech Owl Nest Box Building
By PSBO, on February 16th, 2012%
We had a great turn-out on Sunday. The weather was overcast, but remained dry. We had the greatest diversity of species banded thus far for this new site (seven species). We also got a chance to really compare various ages of chestnut-backed chickadees.
Don, Mike, and Jason comparing three chestnut-backed chickadees (photo by . . . → Read More: Winter Color Banding Report – Saunders Site, Feb. 12
By PSBO, on January 29th, 2012%
The day started a little drizzly and pretty slow, but ended with a bunch of activity. We got a great look at the difference between plumages of male and female red-breasted nuthatches. The female had a grayish colored crown which didn’t contrast very much with the gray back color The male had a black crown with very . . . → Read More: Winter Color Banding – Saunders Site – January 29, 2012
By PSBO, on December 21st, 2011%
We had a late start today due to light rain. We opened the nets about an hour late, and only opened 3 of our usual 4 nets. One net is under a large tree and there was just too much dripping from the tree to be able to open that net. The day was . . . → Read More: Saunders Site Banding – 12/11/2011
By PSBO, on December 4th, 2011%
Written by Kira L. Wennstrom, edited by Mary Huff
It was a chilly, damp morning and bird activity was slow, but we still had some exciting moments. We caught twelve new birds and recaptured seven, including:
Bewick's Wren recaptured at Shoreline CC on 11/26/2011
Oregon Junco–4 new House Finch–4 new Fox Sparrow–3 new . . . → Read More: Shoreline CC Banding Report 11/26/11
By PSBO, on September 21st, 2011%
(By PSBO Board Member Suzanne Tomassi – Updated October 15, 2011)
This spring I was able to assist Bruce Beehler, Vice President of the Indonesia-Pacific Islands research program of Conservation International, on a climate change study that’s taking place in Papua New Guinea’s YUS Conservation Area. The study is looking at a number of taxa, . . . → Read More: Papua New Guinea mist-netting
By PSBO, on September 17th, 2011%
Morse Preserve: July 3rd, 2011
By Emma White
In attendance: Ben Vang-Johnson, Clarice Clark, Mark Colombino, Jerry Broadus, Don Norman, Emma White.
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee 2
Pacific Wren 5
Swainson’s Thrush 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
Orange-Crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 1
Oregon Junco 3
Purple Finch . . . → Read More: July 3rd MAPS Banding at Morse
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