We had an exceptional banding season … we banded 2,670 birds of 79 species, compared to last fall’s 1,902 birds of 70 species! (See the report below.) Three of the species were first-time captures at our banding station: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Le Conte’s Sparrow. The Ash-throated Flycatcher was an exceptionally nice find as it is a southwestern species and only occasionally migrates this far east! We also were able to expose approximately 300 LLCC students and numerous community members to the application of biology methods in the field.
The spring 2015 banding season is scheduled to start March 24 and will run through late May. We are very excited that at some point next year we will be operating out of an outbuilding constructed by students in the building trades program.
Thanks again for the support each of you has shown for the LLCC BBS … and please join us at the station next spring as your time allows!