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WINTER
POPULATION MONITORING |
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Week
8: December 19-25, 2006 |
Welcome
to the McGill Bird Observatory weekly report. Click
here for a complete listing of our archives. Comments or questions are welcome at mbo@migrationresearch.org.
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PICTURE OF
THE WEEK: |
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Not a typical winter scene in most years, but this is a rather
representative view of the
back pond at MBO this December, as viewed from near net H2.
(Photo by Marcel Gahbauer)
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THIS
WEEK |
THIS
WINTER |
2006
TOTAL |
SITE
TOTAL |
| #
birds (and species) banded |
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62 (9) |
4265 (84) |
9318 (96) |
| #
birds (and species) repeat |
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21 (5) |
671 (39) |
1549 (52) |
| #
birds (and species) return |
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3 (1) |
131 (22) |
200 (26) |
| #
species observed |
20 |
48 |
159 |
180 |
| #
net hours |
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66.0 |
7600.7 |
14022.8 |
| #
birds banded / 100 net hours |
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93.9 |
56.1 |
66.4 |
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Note: table does
not include nocturnal banding (owls) |
Observers:
Shawn Craik, Marie-Anne Hudson
Notes:
It was a quiet week for observations at MBO as everyone took some well
deserved time off for the holidays. Temperatures also returned to
a more seasonal level this week, so the birds were not quite as active
and vocal as during last week's spring-like conditions. Next week
will likely also remain quiet around here, but we will continue to at
least fill the feeders and report on any noteworthy sightings.
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