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THIS WEEK at HILTON POND
12-21 March 2015

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SPECIES BANDED THIS PERIOD:
NO HILTON POND BANDINGS THIS WEEK

* = New banded species for 2015

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PERIOD BANDING TOTAL:
0 species
0 individuals

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2015 BANDING TOTAL:
18 species
1,328 individuals

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34-YEAR BANDING GRAND TOTAL:
(since 28 June 1982, during which time 171 species have been observed on or over the property)
126 species
62,214 individuals

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

NO HILTON POND RETURNS OR RECAPTURES THIS WEEK

OTHER NATURE NOTES:
--Since the bander was in Belize this week (see account above) we have no local bird bandiing or phenological notes at Hilton Pond Center for the middle of Mar 2015.

--The immediate past installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" was a an account of the huge influx of winter migrants at the Center during the first third of Mar 2015. The write-up is archived and always available on the Center's Web site as Installment #615.

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