Over the course of the season, we had some slow days (the lowest being 12 birds on Sept. 30th) to a pretty busy day (35 birds on Oct. 13th). We caught a total of 20 species which was about average. A few of the
Again, we had great support from the City of Dunedin and a lot of visitors, new and returning. It is a bit bittersweet after starting this project in Fall 2012. That season we captured 41 birds and were just figuring things out. With the help with a number of very dedicated volunteers we were able to develop our systems and project into a pretty well-oiled machine. Despite all of our hard work I found the amount of birds capture for the effort disappointing. After a lot of reflection and searching, I have decided to move the banding project out to Caladesi Island State Park beginning in Spring 2019. It will become less of a public outreach/education project but we will be able to focus almost exclusively on the research aspects of the project. We will continue to hold one day of banding in Hammock Park in the spring and fall each year to allow us to continue educating the public about the importance of bird conservation.
Here are the results of last Fall’s banding in Hammock Park. I apologize for the delay.
Species Total
Cardinal 17
Ovenbird 15
Indigo Bunting 13
Gray Catbird 11
White-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 9
Brown Thrasher 8
Carolina Wren 7
Common Yellowthroat 4
Hooded Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
American Redstart 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
House Wren 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Swainson’s Warbler 1
Wood Thrush 1
Total: 109 birds
Recaptures: 22 birds
