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Results of our banding program at Carver Park Reserve

 
Following are the results of the April 21, 2012 bird banding session at the Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park Reserve, Victoria, Minnesota (just south and west of Lake Minnetonka, east central Minnesota).

Banding Date: April 21, 2012

Banding Hours: 9:00 AM -12:00 PM

Species                                                                New             Retrap

Ruby-crowned Kinglet                                            1                  0

Black-capped Chickadee (BCCH)                            0                  2

Field Sparrow (FISP)                                              1                  0

Song Sparrow (SOSP)                                            2                  0

Downy Woodpecker (DOWO)                                  2                  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (WBNU)                           1                  3

Brown-headed Cowbird (BHCO)                              2                  0

White-throated Sparrow (WTSP)                             2                  0

Red-winged Blackbird (RWBL)                                3                  1


Total Species =9

Total Individuals = 22

Today's session was a more typical banding day than last month. The temps were cool with a threat of rain all morining. Luckily the rain held off and we remained busy all morning. When the rain finally did start around 11:30 we had enough birds for the rest of the program. Several new for the year species were present in the area but we did not catch a representative sample of all that was around.

Our next banding session will be May 19, 2012.