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Table #1:
71,802 BIRDS OF 127 SPECIES
BANDED AT HILTON POND

(totals 28 June 1982 through 31 December 2020)

Latest new bird species (#171) seen locally was
Savannah Sparrow
(above), 10 Jan 2011; eight were banded.
Latest new species banded
(#127) was a Red-headed Woodpecker,
4 Apr 2019
.

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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
28
RWBL
498
M2,F1A
Blackbird, Rusty
6
RUBL
509
2
Bluebird, Eastern
340
EABL
766
1B-1
Bunting, Indigo
385
INBU
598
1
Cardinal, Northern
3,049
NOCA
593
1A-2
Catbird, Gray
967
GRCA
704
1A
Chat, Yellow-breasted
136
YBCH
683
1B-1A
Chickadee, Carolina
677
CACH
736
0-0A
Cowbird, Brown-headed
504
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
726
MODO
316
3A-3B
Finch, House
11,178
HOFI
519
1B
Finch, Purple
9,042
PUFI
517
1B-1
Flicker, Northern
36
YSFL
412
3
Flycatcher, Acadian
140
ACFL
465
0-0A
Flycatcher, Great-Crested
53
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
143
BGGN
751
0A
Goldfinch, American
11,590
AMGO
529
0-0A
Grackle, Common
908
COGR
511
3-3B
Grosbeak, Blue
78
BLGR
597
1B
Grosbeak, Evening
87
EVGR
514
1A-2
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
74
RBGR
595
1A-2
Hawk, Cooper's
3
COHA
333
M4L,F5-6L
Hawk, Red-shouldered
11
RSHA
339
6,7A-L
Hawk, Sharp-shinned
40
SSHA
332
M2-3,F3A-3B
Heron, Green
11
GNBH
201
5
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
6,644
RTHU
428
XB
Hummingbird, Rufous
2
RUHU
433
XB
Jay, Blue
580
BLJA
477
2,3
Junco, Dark-eyed
847
SCJU
567
0-1
Kingbird, Eastern
11
EAKI
444
1B
Kingfisher, Belted
10
BEKI
390
3B,3A
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
171
GCKI
748
0A
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
631
RCKI
749
0A
Meadowlark, Eastern
1
EAME
501
M3,F2-3
Mockingbird, Northern

186

NOMO
703
2-1A
Nuthatch, Brown-headed

53

BHNU
729
0
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
20
RBNU
728
0
Nuthatch, White-breasted
32
WBNU
727
1B-1
Oriole, Baltimore
7
BAOR
507
1A
Oriole, Orchard
56
OROR
506
1B
Ovenbird
235
OVEN
674
1-0
Owl, Barred
3
BDOW
368
7BL
Owl, N. Saw-whet
10
NSWO
372
3A-4
Pewee, E. Wood-
114
EAWP
461
0,1C
Phoebe, Eastern
310
EAPH
456
0-1
Redstart, American
550
AMRE
687
0A-0
Robin, American
881
AMRO
761
2
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied
54
YBSA
402
1B,1A
Screech-Owl, Eastern
2
EASO
373
5L
Shrike, Loggerhead
1
LOSH
622
1A
Siskin, Pine
3,631
PISI
533
0
Sparrow, Chipping
2,447
CHSP
560
0
Sparrow, Field
295
FISP
563
0
Sparrow, Fox
46
FOSP
585
1A-1B
Sparrow, Grasshopper
2
GRSP
546
1
Sparrow, House
9
HOSP
688.2
1B
Sparrow, Lincoln's
6
LISP
583
0
Sparrow, Savannah
10
SAVS
542
1B
Sparrow, Song
471
SOSP
581
1B-1
Sparrow, Swamp
71
SWSP
584
1
Sparrow, White-crowned
3
WCSP
554
1B
Sparrow, White-throated
2,277
WTSP
558
1B
Starling, European
8
EUST
493
2
Swift, Chimney
20
CHSW
423
1B
Tanager, Scarlet
135
SCTA
608
1B
Tanager, Summer
201
SUTA
610
1A-1B
Thrasher, Brown
534
BRTH
705
2,3
Thrush, Gray-cheeked
144
GCTH
757
1B
Thrush, Hermit
205
HETH
759
1B-1
Thrush, Swainson's
602
SWTH
758
1B
Thrush, Wood
201
WOTH
755
1A
Titmouse, Eastern Tufted
492
ETTI
731
1B
Towhee, Eastern
744
RSTO
587
M2-1A,F1A-2
Veery
102
VEER
756
1B
Vireo, Philadelphia
2
PHVI
626
0-0A
Vireo, Red-eyed
381
REVI
624
1-0
Vireo, Blue-headed (Solitary)
18
SOVI
629
1
Vireo, White-eyed
334
WEVI
631
0-0A
Vireo, Yellow-throated
40
YTVI
628
1C-1
Warbler, Bay-breasted
19
BBWA
660
0-0A
Warbler, Black-and-White
190
BAWW
636
0-0A
Warbler, Black-throated Blue
220
BTBW
654
0-0A
Warbler, Black-throated Green
24
BTNW
667
0A-0
Warbler, Blackburnian
2
BLBW
662
0-0A
Warbler, Blackpoll
129
BLPW
661
0-0A
Warbler, Blue-winged
25
BWWA
641
0A-0
Warbler, Canada
32
CAWA
686
0-0A
Warbler, Cape May
144
CMWA
650
0-0A
Warbler, Chestnut-sided
85
CSWA
659
0A-0
Warbler, Connecticut
3
CONW
677
1C-1
Warbler, Golden-winged
4
GWWA
642
0A-0
Warbler, Hooded
58
HOWA
684
0-
Warbler, Kentucky
21
KEWA
677
1
Warbler, Magnolia
438
MAWA
657
0A-0
Warbler, Nashville
8
NAWA
645
0A-0
Warbler, Orange-crowned
4
OCWA
646
0-0A
Warbler, Palm (yellow race)
61
YPWA
672.9
0-0A
Warbler, Parula (N. Parula)
95
NOPA
648
0A-0
Warbler, Pine
201
PIWA
671
0-0A
Warbler, Prairie
39
PRAW
673
0A-0
Warbler, Prothonotary
19
PROW
637
0
Warbler, Swainson's
2
PROW
638
1C
Warbler, Tennessee
100
TEWA
685
0A-0
Warbler, Wilson's
4
WIWA
647
0A-0
Warbler, Worm-eating
52
WEWA
639
1C-0
Warbler, Yellow
23
YWAR
652
0-0A-1C
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
2,332
MYWA
655
0-0A
Warbler, Yellow-throated
12
YTWA
663
0A-0
Waterthrush, Louisiana
53
LOWA
676
1C-1
Waterthrush, Northern
340
NOWA
675
1C-0
Waxwing, Cedar
282
CEDW
619
1B
Woodcock, American
1
AMWO
228
3
Woodpecker, Downy

253

DOWO
394
1B
Woodpecker, Hairy
29
HAWO
393
1A-2
Woodpecker, Pileated
2
PIWO
405
4,3A
Woodpecker, Red-bellied
103
RBWO
409
2

Woodpecker, Red-headed

1
RHWO
406
2
Wren, Carolina
802
CARW
718
1B
Wren, House
69
HOWR
722
0-1C
Wren, Winter
17
WIWR
721
0A-0
Yellowthroat, Common
382
COYE
681
0-0A
[Duck, Wood]
*
WODU
289
6, 5
[Bobwhite, Northern]
*
.
.
.

39-YEAR TOTAL
(thru 31 Dec 2020)

 71,802
127 spp.

     

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

 

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Male Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis

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