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Banding Results From Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville, Minnesota
Below are the results for the August 17, 2008 banding session at Ritter Farm Park. This city owned park is located just off of Interstate Highway 35 south of the Twin Cities metro area. Banding at this site has been done for 6 years.

Species                      New            Retrap

Ovenbird (OVEN)             1               0

Gray Catbird (GRCA)        2               0

Least Flycatcher (LEFL)    1                0

Trail's Flycatcher (TRFL)   1                0

Total Species = 4

Total Individuals = 5  

 This banding session was hot and quiet. Traditional banding net lanes could not be used for a variety of reasons. The Ovenbird captured probably represents the first southbound migrant we've captured this fall. The next banding session at Ritter Farm will be Sept. 6, 2008.