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Table #1:
58,171 BIRDS OF 126 SPECIES
BANDED AT HILTON POND

(totals 28 June 1982 through 31 Dec 2012)

Latest new bird species (#171) seen locally was
Savannah Sparrow
(above), 10 Jan 2011; eight were banded.
Latest new species banded
(#126) was a female Barred Owl,
27 Apr 2012
(another of unknown sex was banded on 12 May)

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Click on underlined species to see a description & photo(s)

BIRD SPECIES
(in alphabetical order)

TOTAL

ALPHA
CODE

AOU
#

BAND
SIZE

Blackbird, Red-winged
24
RWBL
498
M2,F1A
Blackbird, Rusty
4
RUBL
509
2
Bluebird, Eastern
261
EABL
766
1B-1
Bunting, Indigo
350
INBU
598
1C-1
Cardinal, Northern
2,426
NOCA
593
1A-2
Catbird, Gray
912
GRCA
704
1A
Chat, Yellow-breasted
135
YBCH
683
1B-1A
Chickadee, Carolina
468
CACH
736
0-0A
Cowbird, Brown-headed
384
BHCO
495
M1A,F1B
Creeper, Brown
8
BRCR
726
0A-0
Cuckoo, Black-billed
2
BBCU
388
2
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
55
YBCU
387
2
Dove, Mourning
476
MODO
316
3A-3B
Finch, House
9,081
HOFI
519
1B
Finch, Purple
7,911
PUFI
517
1B-1-1C
Flicker, Northern
35
YSFL
412
3
Flycatcher, Acadian
119
ACFL
465
0-0A
Flycatcher, Great-Crested
49
GCFL
452
1A-1B
Flycatcher, Least
4
LEFL
476
0-0A
Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied
2
YBFL
463
0-0A
Flycatcher, Willow
3
WIFL
466
0
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray
130
BGGN
751
0A
Goldfinch, American
8,477
AMGO
529
0-0A-1C
Grackle, Common
900
COGR
511
3-3B
Grosbeak, Blue
65
BLGR
597
1B
Grosbeak, Evening
87
EVGR
514
1A-2
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
48
RBGR
595
1A-2
Hawk, Cooper's
2
COHA
333
M4L,F5-6L
Hawk, Red-shouldered
10
RSHA
339
6,7A-L
Hawk, Sharp-shinned
39
SSHA
332
M2-3,F3A-3B
Heron, Green
11
GNBH
201
5
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
4,682
RTHU
428
XB
Hummingbird, Rufous
2
RUHU
433
XB
Jay, Blue
531
BLJA
477
2,3
Junco, Dark-eyed
790
SCJU
567
0-1C-1
Kingbird, Eastern
11
EAKI
444
1B
Kingfisher, Belted
10
BEKI
390
3B,3A
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
161
GCKI
748
0A
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
573
RCKI
749
0A
Meadowlark, Eastern
1
EAME
501
M3,F2-3
Mockingbird, Northern
170
NOMO
703
2-1A
Nuthatch, Brown-headed
48
BHNU
729
0
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
16
RBNU
728
0-1C
Nuthatch, White-breasted
20
WBNU
727
1B-1
Oriole, Baltimore
6
BAOR
507
1A
Oriole, Orchard
54
OROR
506
1B
Ovenbird
220
OVEN
674
1C-1-0
Owl, Barred
2
BDOW
368
7BL
Owl, N. Saw-whet
10
NSWO
372
3A-4
Pewee, E. Wood-
109
EAWP
461
0,1C
Phoebe, Eastern
275
EAPH
456
0,1C,1
Redstart, American
425
AMRE
687
0A-0
Robin, American
823
AMRO
761
2
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
43
YBSA
402
1B,1A
Screech-Owl, Eastern
2
EASO
373
5L
Shrike, Loggerhead
1
LOSH
622
1A
Siskin, Pine
2,403
PISI
533
0
Sparrow, Chipping
1,748
CHSP
560
0-1C
Sparrow, Field
290
FISP
563
0-1C
Sparrow, Fox
41
FOSP
585
1A-1B
Sparrow, Grasshopper
2
GRSP
546
1C-1
Sparrow, House
9
HOSP
688.2
1B
Sparrow, Lincoln's
6
LISP
583
1C-0
Sparrow, Savannah
8
SAVS
542
1B
Sparrow, Song
392
SOSP
581
1B-1
Sparrow, Swamp
71
SWSP
584
1C-1
Sparrow, White-crowned
3
WCSP
554
1B
Sparrow, White-throated
2,032
WTSP
558
1B
Starling, European
7
EUST
493
2
Swift, Chimney
18
CHSW
423
1B
Tanager, Scarlet
106
SCTA
608
1B
Tanager, Summer
183
SUTA
610
1A-1B
Thrasher, Brown
493
BRTH
705
2,3
Thrush, Gray-cheeked
115
GCTH
757
1B
Thrush, Hermit
191
HETH
759
1B-1
Thrush, Swainson's
510
SWTH
758
1B
Thrush, Wood
191
WOTH
755
1A
Titmouse, Eastern Tufted
380
ETTI
731
1B
Towhee, Eastern
708
RSTO
587
M2-1A,F1A-2
Veery
99
VEER
756
1B
Vireo, Philadelphia
2
PHVI
626
0-0A
Vireo, Red-eyed
352
REVI
624
1C-1-0
Vireo, Blue-headed (Solitary)
18
SOVI
629
1C-1
Vireo, White-eyed
321
WEVI
631
0-0A
Vireo, Yellow-throated
39
YTVI
628
1C-1
Warbler, Bay-breasted
12
BBWA
660
0-1C-0A
Warbler, Black-and-White
159
BAWW
636
0-0A-1C
Warbler, Black-throated Blue
176
BTBW
654
0-0A
Warbler, Black-throated Green
17
BTNW
667
0A-0
Warbler, Blackburnian
2
BLBW
662
0-0A
Warbler, Blackpoll
125
BLPW
661
0-1C-0A
Warbler, Blue-winged
23
BWWA
641
0A-0
Warbler, Canada
32
CAWA
686
0-0A
Warbler, Cape May
101
CMWA
650
0-0A-1C
Warbler, Chestnut-sided
81
CSWA
659
0A-0
Warbler, Connecticut
3
CONW
677
1C-1
Warbler, Golden-winged
4
GWWA
642
0A-0
Warbler, Hooded
51
HOWA
684
0-1C
Warbler, Kentucky
20
KEWA
677
1C-1
Warbler, Magnolia
419
MAWA
657
0A-0
Warbler, Nashville
8
NAWA
645
0A-0
Warbler, Orange-crowned
4
OCWA
646
0-0A
Warbler, Palm (yellow race)
57
YPWA
672.9
0-0A
Warbler, Parula (N. Parula)
63
NOPA
648
0A-0
Warbler, Pine
156
PIWA
671
0-0A
Warbler, Prairie
39
PRAW
673
0A-0
Warbler, Prothonotary
16
PROW
637
0
Warbler, Swainson's
2
PROW
638
1C
Warbler, Tennessee
79
TEWA
685
0A-0
Warbler, Wilson's
4
WIWA
647
0A-0
Warbler, Worm-eating
50
WEWA
639
1C-0
Warbler, Yellow
21
YWAR
652
0-0A-1C
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
2,178
MYWA
655
0-1C-0A
Warbler, Yellow-throated
9
YTWA
663
0A-0
Waterthrush, Louisiana
45
LOWA
676
1C-1
Waterthrush, Northern
321
NOWA
675
1C-0
Waxwing, Cedar
262
CEDW
619
1B
Woodcock, American
1
AMWO
228
3
Woodpecker, Downy
191
DOWO
394
1B
Woodpecker, Hairy
25
HAWO
393
1A-2
Woodpecker, Pileated
1
PIWO
405
4,3A
Woodpecker, Red-bellied
82
RBWO
409
2
Wren, Carolina
698
CARW
718
1B
Wren, House
64
HOWR
722
0-1C
Wren, Winter
12
WIWR
721
0A-0
Yellowthroat, Common
357
COYE
681
0-1C-0A
[Duck, Wood]
*
WODU
289
6, 5
[Bobwhite, Northern]
*
.
.
.

31-YEAR TOTAL
(thru 12 Dec 2012)

 58,171

     

126 Species Banded, not counting * species, which were captured
but not banded, per Bird Banding Lab protocol

Banding Totals for 2012
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Eastern Bluebird, adult male

Male Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis

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