Migration Monitoring Banding Summary 2008 for BCCER
and BCEP,
By Dawn Garcia
In 2008 the bird-banding team processed and banded a total of 603 individuals of 44 species at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) and Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP). More birds (n=328) and species (n=36), were banded at BCEP than at BCCER where we processed 276 individuals of 31 species (Table 1). We captured, but did not band (due to permit restrictions), an additional five species in our nets at the BCEP, including four species of hummingbird and California quail (Table 1). Although abundance and diversity appear higher at the BCEP, the tabular data are not directly comparable since we banded an additional four days at BCEP and net hours (#nets open/per hour) for each site have not yet been calculated. Analysis of the data is something we strive to accomplish in 2009.
Kudos to a great group of volunteers for keeping this project viable and now entering its fourth year!
Photo of singing and banded Golden-crowned Sparrow at
BCCER. Photo by Liam Huber
Table 1. Bird Species and Number of Individuals
Banded at Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP) and Big
|
Species |
Total# |
BCEP Spp |
# |
BCCER Spp |
# |
|
American Robin |
20 |
AMRO |
9 |
AMRO |
11 |
|
Ash-throated Flycatcher |
2 |
ATFL |
2 |
|
0 |
|
Bewick’s Wren |
35 |
BEWR |
23 |
BEWR |
12 |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
2 |
BHCO |
2 |
|
0 |
|
Black-headed Grosbeak |
7 |
BHGR |
4 |
BHGR |
3 |
|
Black Phoebe |
6 |
BLPH |
6 |
|
0 |
|
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
0 |
BRCR |
1 |
|
Black-throated Gray Warbler |
3 |
|
0 |
BTYW |
3 |
|
Bushtit |
57 |
BUSH |
48 |
BUSH |
9 |
|
California Towhee |
6 |
CALT |
1 |
CALT |
5 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
DOWO |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Dusky Flycatcher |
1 |
DUFL |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Fox Sparrow |
14 |
FOSP |
7 |
FOSP |
7 |
|
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
34 |
GCSP |
2 |
GCSP |
32 |
|
Hammond’s Flycatcher |
1 |
|
0 |
HAFL |
1 |
|
Hermit Thrush |
133 |
HETH |
66 |
HETH |
67 |
|
House Wren |
1 |
HOWR |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Hutton’s Vireo |
6 |
HUVI |
2 |
HUVI |
4 |
|
Lazuli Bunting |
1 |
|
0 |
LAZB |
1 |
|
Lesser Goldfinch |
54 |
LEGO |
45 |
LEGO |
9 |
|
Lincoln’s Sparrow |
4 |
LISP |
2 |
LISP |
2 |
|
McGillivray’s Warbler |
4 |
MGWA |
2 |
MGWA |
2 |
|
Myrtle Warbler |
1 |
MYWA |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Nashville Warbler |
1 |
NAWA |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Nutall’s Woodpecker |
4 |
NUWO |
4 |
|
0 |
|
Oak Titmouse |
8 |
OATI |
6 |
OATI |
2 |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler |
26 |
OCWA |
11 |
OCWA |
15 |
|
Oregon Junco |
16 |
ORJU |
2 |
ORJU |
14 |
|
Pacific-slope Flycatcher |
2 |
PSFL |
1 |
PSFL |
1 |
|
Purple Finch |
21 |
|
0 |
PUFI |
21 |
|
Red-breasted Sapsucker |
2 |
|
0 |
RBSA |
2 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
21 |
RCKI |
14 |
RCKI |
7 |
|
Red-naped Sapsucker |
1 |
|
0 |
RNSA |
1 |
|
Song Sparrow |
1 |
SOSP |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Spotted Towhee |
46 |
SPTO |
16 |
SPTO |
30 |
|
Swainson’s Thrush |
5 |
SWTH |
4 |
SWTH |
1 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
0 |
WBNU |
2 |
|
Western Tanager |
8 |
WETA |
7 |
WETA |
1 |
|
Western Wood-peewee |
1 |
WEWP |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Willow Flycatcher |
1 |
WIFL |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Wilson’s Warbler |
13 |
WIWA |
12 |
WIWA |
1 |
|
Wrentit |
14 |
WREN |
8 |
WREN |
6 |
|
Yellow-breasted Chat |
8 |
YBCH |
5 |
YBCH |
3 |
|
Yellow Warbler |
9 |
YWAR |
9 |
|
0 |
|
Total Individuals Banded |
604 |
TOTAL |
328 |
TOTAL |
276 |
|
Species Count |
44 |
species |
36 |
species |
31 |
|
Table 1. cont. Additional Species Captured but not Banded |
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SPECIES |
|
BCEP |
|
BCCER |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
California
Quail |
|
CAQU |
|
|
|
|
Anna’s
Hummingbird |
|
ANHU |
|
|
|
|
Rufous
Hummingbird |
|
RUHU |
|
|
|
|
Black-chinned
Hummingbird |
|
BCHU |
|
|
|
|
Calliope
Hummingbird |
|
CAHU |
|
|
|
|
Species TOTAL - 49 |
|
41 |
|
31 |
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