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Date: 10/16/25 7:16 pm From: Don and Shirley Maas via groups.io <snowbirds2012...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Wildcat Hills Banding Station End of Season Summary
Thanks Violet Your reports kept me informed of Ne birds here in AZ. Don Maas Mesa, AZ Maricopa County > > On Oct 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM, <Mary Clausen via groups.io (mailto:<mkclausen...>)> wrote: > > > > 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 (http://groups.io) <zishiwu33...> (mailto:<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: > > > > > > > > > > > > Townsend’s Solitaire (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > Tennessee Warbler (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > Blue Jay (2) > > > > > > > > > > > > Vesper Sparrow (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > Slate-colored Junco (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > American Goldfinch – 64 > > > > > > > > > > > > Pine Siskin – 64 > > > > > > > > > > > > Chipping Sparrow – 52 > > > > > > > > > > > > Red Crossbill – 32 > > > > > > > > > > > > House Finch – 29 > > > > > > > > > > > > Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler – 24 > > > > > > > > > > > > Orange-crowned Warbler – 19 > > > > > > > > > > > > Cedar Waxwing – 11 > > > > > > > > > > > > Myrtle’s Yellow-rumped Warbler – 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > Northern House Wren – 8 > > > > > > > > > > > > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 6 > > > > > > > > > > > > Lesser Goldfinch – 6 > > > > > > > > > > > > Clay-colored Sparrow – 5 > > > > > > > > > > > > Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow – 5 > > > > > > > > > > > > Oregon Dark-eyed Junco – 5 > > > > > > > > > > > > Black-capped Chickadee – 4 > > > > > > > > > > > > Mourning Dove – 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > Wilson’s Warbler – 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > American Robin – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Blue Jay – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Lincoln’s Sparrow – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Pygmy Nuthatch – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Rock Wren – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Yellow-breasted Chat – 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Black-headed Grosbeak – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Eastern Bluebird – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Field Sparrow – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Plumbeous Vireo – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Red-naped Sapsucker – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Red-shafted Flicker – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Tennessee Warbler – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Townsend’s Solitaire – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Vesper Sparrow – 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for a great fall season, and have a wonderful winter! > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > Violet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42749): https://groups.io/g/NEBirds/message/42749 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/115792714/858290 Group Owner: NEBirds+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/NEBirds/leave/5805853/858290/397162199/xyzzy [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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