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THIS WEEK at HILTON POND
1-16 December 2015

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SPECIES BANDED THIS PERIOD:
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* = new banded species for 2015

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PERIOD BANDING TOTAL:
14 species
47 individuals

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2015 BANDING TOTAL:
50 species (34-yr. avg. = 65.8)
2,215 individuals (34-yr. avg. =
1,856.0 )
242 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (32-yr. avg = 166)

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34-YEAR BANDING GRAND TOTAL:
(Banding began 28 June 1982; since then 171 species have been observed on or over the property.)
126 species
63,101 individuals
5,296 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

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NOTABLE RECAPTURES THIS WEEK:
(with original banding date, sex, and current age):

()
12/11/12--after 3rd year male

OTHER NATURE NOTES:
--As of 16 Dec Hilton Pond's 2015 Yard List stands at ??--about ??% of the 171 avian species encountered locally since 1982.

--The immediate past installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" was a collection of nature observations for November 2015. It is archived and always available on the Center's Web site as Installment #630.

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