Eagleby January 3, 2016

Eagleby Bird Banding  January 3, 2016

Banders: David Braithwaite, Stephen Macdonald,  Dave, Edwards, Rainer Ebel, Lucy Coleman, Jon Colman, Miriam Braithwaite, Patrick Webster,  Tz-Yu Liau (Jean), Keith Rigby, Brenda and Graham Smith, Dale(?)

Location: Eagleby Welands. 56J522788 E 6935269N

Temperature: 22-24°C; Cloud Cover: 100%; Light Rain. Net Operation: 05:30:30 to 09:30 = 4. hrs.

Number of nets:  21  (293 metres of netting) Number of net-hrs: 64 net-hrs. Birds/net-hrs (Effort): 0.45. Number of birds: 29 representing, 12 species.

Tawny Grassbird 1 [R], Red-browed Finch 5 [R] Brown Honeyeater 2, Rufous Fantail 3 [2R], Lewin's Honeyeater 2, Double-barred Finch 1 (Photo), Azure Kingfisher 2 (Photo), Silvereye 8 [6R]; Variegated Fairy-wren 1, Mangrove Gerygone 1, Little Shrike-Thrush 1, Eastern Yellow Robin 2

           

Definitions: [R] : generic recapture

When  I discuss recaptures the terms repeat and returns are often used.  A bird banded at a site and is recaptured at the same site after 90 days is considered a return. A repeat is a recaptured bird banded at a site and, is recaptured at the same site within 90 days.  A foreign re-trap or recapture is a banded bird from an unknown location.

Eagleby Band Site: melqleucca scrub from rubber boots to shorts

Total Head measurement for Azure Kingfisher

Azure Kingfisher

Double-barred Finch

Little Shrike-Thrush

Yellow Eastern Robin

Fabulous gum trees

Comment

29 birds is considered a good day. The Rufous Fantails are beginning to reappear late summer to start their over wintering in the lowlands.

And my walk to the site produced two Black-necked Storks or if you dare, Jabiru. A wing span of 2 m and 1.4 m tall.

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