Tony Rothering, professor of biology, reports that the spring season at the LLCC bird banding station saw a new season high for number of species. Below are highlights and the entire report is attached. The 2018 fall banding season will begin Monday, Aug. 20.
- A total of 1,687 birds were banded of 87 species (new season high!) over 52 banding days (the previous season high for any season was 82 species).
- Of these, 146 returns (birds banded during an earlier season) were captured.
- The average capture rate of unbanded birds was 32.4 birds per day.
- Three new species for the banding station were captured this spring: Black-billed Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager and Vesper Sparrow.
- Over 12 banding seasons, we have banded 20,089 birds of 122 species.
- Over 250 LLCC students visited the LLCC bird banding station.