Date: 10/16/25 12:25 pm From: Mary Clausen via groups.io <mkclausen...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Wildcat Hills Banding Station End of Season Summary
Violet,
Thank you and your crew for all your work abd keeping us informed. I was
there and met you September 30th. Enjoyed our conversation and watching you
work.
Mary Clausen
Sarpy County.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 11:49 AM Violet Wu via groups.io <zishiwu33=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> This will be my last post for Wildcat Hills station this 2025 banding
> season.
>
> In the last week and a half of the season (9 banding days), I caught *77
> new birds of 20 species/subspecies*, including *five new species for the
> fall*:
>
> -
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> Townsend’s Solitaire (1)
> -
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> Tennessee Warbler (1)
> -
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> Blue Jay (2)
> -
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> Vesper Sparrow (1)
> -
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> Slate-colored Junco (1)
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>
> *Totals for the final 9 days:*
> Chipping Sparrow – 21
> Pine Siskin – 14
> Spotted Towhee – 8
> Red Crossbill – 6
> Audubon’s Warbler – 4
> Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 4
> Oregon Junco – 3
> House Finch – 2
> Blue Jay – 2
> Orange-crowned Warbler – 2
> American Goldfinch – 1
> Tennessee Warbler – 1
> Myrtle’s Warbler – 1
> Vesper Sparrow – 1
> Lesser Goldfinch – 1
> Pygmy Nuthatch – 1
> Townsend’s Solitaire – 1
> Slate-colored Junco – 1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1
> Rock Wren – 1
>
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>
> Our fall banding season wrapped up on *October 10*, with a *total of 466
> new birds banded* across *37 species/subspecies*.
>
> *Season totals:*
>
> -
>
> Spotted Towhee – 91
> -
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> American Goldfinch – 64
> -
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> Pine Siskin – 64
> -
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> Chipping Sparrow – 52
> -
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> Red Crossbill – 32
> -
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> House Finch – 29
> -
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> Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler – 24
> -
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> Orange-crowned Warbler – 19
> -
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> Cedar Waxwing – 11
> -
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> Myrtle’s Yellow-rumped Warbler – 10
> -
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> Northern House Wren – 8
> -
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> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 6
> -
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> Lesser Goldfinch – 6
> -
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> Clay-colored Sparrow – 5
> -
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> Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 5
> -
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> Oregon Dark-eyed Junco – 5
> -
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> Black-capped Chickadee – 4
> -
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> Mourning Dove – 3
> -
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> Wilson’s Warbler – 3
> -
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> American Robin – 2
> -
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> Blue Jay – 2
> -
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> Lincoln’s Sparrow – 2
> -
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> Pygmy Nuthatch – 2
> -
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> Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2
> -
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> Rock Wren – 2
> -
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> Yellow-breasted Chat – 2
> -
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> Black-headed Grosbeak – 1
> -
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> Eastern Bluebird – 1
> -
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> Field Sparrow – 1
> -
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> Plumbeous Vireo – 1
> -
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> Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1
> -
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> Red-naped Sapsucker – 1
> -
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> Red-shafted Flicker – 1
> -
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> Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco – 1
> -
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> Tennessee Warbler – 1
> -
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> Townsend’s Solitaire – 1
> -
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> Vesper Sparrow – 1
>
> Thanks for a great fall season, and have a wonderful winter!
>
> Best,
> Violet
>
>
