THIS WEEK at HILTON POND
22-28 February 2002

FEBRUARY BLAHS

Due to too many grant proposal deadlines and too much out-of-town travel, there is no photo essay for this week. However, there are a lot of Jonquils already in bloom around the old farmstead, so we've included a photo of some; it's one of the few exotic plants we tolerate at Hilton Pond Center because it's non-invasive and undeniably nice to look at when we've got the February blahs.

Jonquils

To keep the record straight, we've also included the weekly bird banding totals and a list of recaptures (see below).

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BIRDS BANDED THIS WEEK at HILTON POND CENTER
22-28 February 2002

SPECIES BANDED THIS WEEK
Dark-eyed Junco--3
Field Sparrow--1
Chipping Sparrow--13
American Goldfinch--8
Purple Finch--14
House Finch--17
American Robin--1

NOTABLE RECAPTURES
(with original banding dates)
Carolina Chicakdee (1)
04/06/01--After 2nd year male
Field Sparrow (1)
03/15/01--After 2nd year unknown
Chipping Sparrow (1)
01/07/01--After 2nd year unknown

 

WEEKLY BANDING TOTAL
7 species
57 individuals

YEARLY BANDING TOTAL
(2002)
14 species
618 individuals

BANDING GRAND TOTAL
(since 28 June 1982)
123 species
40,337 individuals

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