WESTERN BIRD BANDER

CALIFORNIA CROWNED SPARROWS RETURN FROM MARYIANDby L. Richard Mewaldt.

NOTES ON PORTABIE BIRD NETS, by Don Blei tzSUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF P. 1.C.. . • , • •NEWS FRCM THE BANDERS. . • • • • • • • • .REPORTING PROCEDURE FOR CALIFORNIA BANDERS •

Address all correspondence for ,the Western Bird Bander to William K. Kirsher,340 Elm Street, Menlo Park, California. Membership correspondence should goto Mr. Tom Balch, Box 95, Glenn, Calif.

CALIFORNIA IlCROWNEDIlSPARROWS RETURNFROM MARYIAND

During the winter of 1962-63 more than 700White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys)and Golden-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia atri-capilla) were displaced from San Jose, Californiato Laurel, Maryland about 2400 miles east of SanJose. This is a preliminary report of resultsobtained to 31 December 1963.

Birds were placed 50 to a cardboard cage inthe late afternoon and shipped by Jet Aircraftfrom San Francisco International Airport toBaltimore, Maryland on an overnight flight.Releases were mad~ in the forenoon at the Migra-tory Bird Populations Station at Laurel, Marylandby Chandler Robbins and Allen Duvall.

The 735 birds included 574 White-crownedSparrows, of which 325 were of the race pugetensisand 246 of the race gambelii, and 164 Golden-crowned Sparrows. Displacements were made fromOctober 30, 1962 to April 16, 1963. More thanhalf the releases were made prior to December 31,1962. Included in the shipments were 115 White-crowns~and 30 Golden-crowns that had returned to

our'banding station after having been banded in previous winters. Ofspecial interest were 22 birds (7 pugetensis, 8 gambelii and 7 atricapilla)which had returned to San Jose after displacement to Baton Rouge, Louisi-ana where they had been released by Robert J. Newman during the winter of1961-62 (See Western Bird Bander 38 (1): 1-4). Baton Rouge is about1800 miles ESE of San Jose. All birds carried regular U.S. Fish andWildlife Service numbered bands and a colored plastic band.

As of 31 December 1963, we had ten records which are of some inter-est. Eight have been recaptured at our San Jose banding station includingfour gambelii and four atricapilla. Of special significance is theobservation that the four returned gambelii are of the eight gambelii whichhad already returned from displacement to Louisiana. None of the other238 gambelii have been recorded. Two of the returned atricapilla are ofthe seven which had already returned from Louisiana, and the other twofrom the other 157 atricapilla displaced. None of the 325 pugetensis isknown to have returned to the West Coast.

One atricapilla released at Laurel on March 21, 1963 was found injuredat Penetanguishene, Ontario on May 13, 1963. This bird was on the hypo-thesized direct route from Laurel to the breeding range of the species innorthern Canada and Alaska.

The tenth bird thus far recorded was a pugetensis captured in a birdnet by Ted Van Velzen on November 24, 1963 near the point of release onthe Migratory Bird Populations Station at Laurel, Maryland. This birdwas released at Laurel on October 30, 1962 when about four months old.Van Velzen reports the bird was in good plumage and apparently in goodhealth. We shall speculate at a later time on the significance of thisrecapture.

In my view, the most significant finding thus far is the recordedreturn of six of the 22 experienced returnees, while only two of theother 713 birds are known to have returned. This seems to demonstrate thevalue of experience in returning from displacement. Even more important,however, is the increasing evidence that such returns are not a result ofrandom search; that they are accomplished with some form of true navi-gation which can be exercised from a geographical area more than athousand miles beyond their terrestrial (but possib~ not beyond theircelestial) experience. .

We have retained the six double returnees in captivity for surgicalsexing before we release them for their next journey;

SCME NOTES ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OFEASILY PORTABIE NET POlES AND REIATED EQUIPMENT

All banders soon find a need for easily portable, versatile supportsfor mist nets. Over the past few years, I have designed and constructedseveral types.

The most suitable type is constructed of 4-foot lengths of type2024T-3 aluminum tubing (OD .625 Alcoa), with a wall thickness of .035 inchin either 5/8-inch diameter or l-inch diameter, depending on the size wished.In ordering the tubing for making a quantity of poles, it is necessary toobtain it all of the same "heat," because inside diameter allowable vari-ations are sufficient so that some sections may not fit properly, if atall, otherwise.

A usual pole consists of two 4-foot sections of tubing. The bottomsection is fitted with a solid aluminum point at one end and a solid plug

of aluminum at the other end which extendspast the end of the tube so that the topsection may be stacked on top. To make thepoint and the plug, bar stock of the samet,rpe of aluminum is machined to fit snugly theinside diameter of the tubing, and are thenpinned into place. The plug in the top of thelower section must be very securely pinned sothat the pole may be driven into the ground bypounding with a special pounder on top of thisplug.

The top section is constructed open atthe bottom, with the top plugged in the samemanner as the bottom section so that the polesmay be stacked one on top of the other toincrease the height, if necessary. The accom-panying illustrations provide all pertinent

COMPLETE NETTING KIT(a) canvas carrying bag. (b) pole sections. (0) spring steelfor hoop. (d) hoop net retainer. (e) pole pounder. (f) hoopnet handle. (g and h) mist nets packaged in "poly" bags andidentified with tape labels. (i) "head net" gathering bag.

In addition to the light-weight portable poles, a special pounder isused to drive the poles into the ground without damaging the end of thepole or the plug. It consists of a length of larger diameter aluminumtubing with a plug of soft iron pinned in the top end. This pounder isslipped over the top of the bottom section, and by grasping it firmly andsliding the larger tube down with force, the pointed section may beeasily driven into the ground to provide a firm support for the uppersection or sections (see illustration). Larger and heavier pounders arenecessary for the larger diameter poles.

The net poles and pounpers may be painted in any desirable color orcombination of colors for camouflage, etc., by first masking the jointswith masking tape, and then using a zinc chromate primer followed by asuitable metal finish. Or, they may be anodized. Painting is not neces-sary, but it provides a clean, non-staining finish.

The 5lB-inch diameter poles are excellent for all l~-inch mesh netsup to 42 feet in length. For 60-foot spans, a center pole is desirable.This can best be utilized by first stretching the net between two polesand then firmly placing a third pole approximately in the center of thenet. By using lItwistemsllor pipe cleaners the cross support cords of thenet can be firmly affixed to the pole, properly spacing them as you do so.This can also be accomplished by pulling out some slack in the cross supportcord to form a loop in front of the webbing and slipping this loop overthe pole. This method, however, tends to abrade the cross support cord,and so the twistem method is preferable.

When the bottom sections are well anchored, two or more top sectionscan be utilized and two nets set one above the other if desired or asingle net used at the greater height. By using one sand-colored netand one black or other colored net, one set above the other, it is possi-ble to determine which is most effective in the area.

For larger nets, such as the la-foot x 60-foot net of heavy construc-tion for ducks and other large shore birds, I-inch diameter poles aresuitable, and if more than three top sections are to be used, l~-inchdiameter poles are required.

To stretch the 20-foot x lOO-foot special nets, poles of l~-inchto l~-inch diameter should be used. A small swivel pulley arrangementon the top section of the pole will enable the bander to raise the netsinto operational position or lower them as desired. Where these largenets are to be used extensively, metal drapery rings attached to theloops and slipped over the poles prOVide sufficient weight to easily lowerand raise the net with the pulley arrangement.

One or more of the top sections of the poles should be prOVided witha special tip to accomodate a collapsible hoop net which is also illus-trated. The bag for this net is made by folding a single 60-inch pieceof the heavy nylon mesh in half and tying each mesh to form a sock.You will also want to make an additional bag of finer material forthose species which refuse to leave their nesting cavity when theheavy, more visible mesh is used.

The "hoop net retainer" is a small piece of aluminum bar stock machinedand fitted with a screw which firmly secures the two overlapped ends ofspring steel, rectangular stock to form a hoop which is inserted throughthe mesh of the hoop net in assembly. This steel, rectangular stock, iscut 51" long to match the total length of the pole sections so that allmay be fitted into a neat light canvas or ducking bag with a draw stringclosure on the open end. I make these bags about 4" wide and 53" long totake four sets of poles, a pounder, and a hoop net assembly. Several netscan also be carried in the bag if desired.

In order to fold nets after use while the net is on the poles, thewebbing is first evenly distributed over the c~oss support cord, then theloops are gathered together and secured with a short twistem wound directlyover itself so that no protruding ends are left to catch on the webbing.The net is then neatly folded into a small hank.

In order to keep my nets in good condition and easily selected, Iuse small, transparent, polyethylene bags, just large enough to hold thefolded net. I label the nets by writing the description of the net onthe adhesive side of scotch masking tape with a ball pen (example:7' x 42' xl!", 30/2, Bl., no. 162) affix this to the bag and then turnthe bag inside out. The tape should be carefully smoothed onto the bagso that it won't catch on the net when the net is inserted. The bag canbe folded and secured with rubber bands. The legend is clearly legibleon the inside of the bag facing out, and the polyethylene protects thewritten desription. These nets are then stored in an airplane flightbag, labeled on the outside to identify the contents according to size,color, type, condxtion, etc.

Bands can be kept neatly stored and are easily carried by using oneof the clear plastic sectioned boxes which are readily available in mostareas. I use a box which measures approximately 6! inches by 11 inchesby 1-3/4 inches deep. It provides sections for nine sizes of bands,plus a larger 4-inch by 5-inch section to hold the banding pliers, somemanicure scissors (to open tiny bands, etc.), a group of X-size bands intiny plastic boxes, some tweezers, ball pens, a small crochet needle,measuring tape, vernier scale, and other desirable accessories. Sectionsmay be cut from these plastic boxes, using a soldering gun. You shouldpractice first in the center of a section that you want to remove so thatyou become proficient in cutting plastic with a soldering gun.

Descriptions are written on the adhesive side of Scotch masking tapeand affixed to the inside of the transparent lids so that the numberscan be read from outside, and also on the front of the box so that theycan be seen when the lid is open.

A banding notebook is kept with the banding kit by putting a largeelastic band around the banding kit and book together. I use a perma-nently bound, 4! inch by 7-inch ruled notebook in which I keep fieldrecords. The pages are ruled horizontally and vertically and providespace for full information on one line. I then list all of the bands inthe kit by number except the last two, starting with X and continuingthrough all the sizes. A partial sample page is given below. In orderto save space, I assign each of the localities where I band a number and

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put a list of them in the front of the book.

DATE NO. SPECIES AGE-SEX LOCALITY

10-2-63 X3400 Annas H. A 110-2-63 01 Annas H. A 110-2-63 02 Annas H. I 1

This banding kit is carried in one of the flat airplane flightbags, measuring approximately 12" x 12" by 4", along with a few nets intheir plastic bags, a pair of Corona clippers to clear net lanes, a pairof "magnifocus" glasses to easily read band numbers and to affix Xbands to hummers, and a brown manila folder containing all permits andnecessary papers. This bag also provides room for extra bands in thelarger sizes which take too much room in the plastic kit.

I also always carry a couple of trimmed and neatly rolled up headnets to use as gathering bags when removing birds from the nets.

I trim the draw string to about 20" doubled - (40" total length)then hang the bag around my neck leaving both hands free to remove birdsfrom the net. One bag in front and one behind allows separation forspecies which might injure bag mates.

Recently we haveimproved our mist nets by having our manufactureromit the resin normally used to speed up the knot-tying machines andthey are now much softer and capture much more efficiently. We alsonow have the loops dyed differently so the top and bottom loops as welland the two ends can be quickly distinguished.

In addition to the sand color we have previously supplied, adarker brown is also available in many styles. This color works wellagainst mud flats, dark brown fields, etc.

We are also supplying white nets in some styles which are sui tablefor use against snow or pure white sand, but are mostly used to dye.For the banders own special color requirement, nylon nets can be easilydyed using any good nylon dye and experimenting a little.

Since a number of persons do not have facilities to make their ownnet poles, Bleitz Wildlife Foundation is having a machinist make asupply of the 5/8" size which we will supply as a service to banders.

Considerable work can be saved in fashioning the hoop net bystarting with a collapsible insect-collecting net supplied by Bio-MetalsAssociates, 4085 Glencoe Ave., Venice, California, and adapting this tofi t the poles.

Several top sections of the net poles can be put together to forma longer net handle. Where this is desired or where the nets are loweredfrom a bridge over water, etc., it is often desirable to drill and tapthe poles at the joints so that they may be solidly assembled as desired.I use no. 6-20 brass screws for this purpose.

(January 1964) 7SUMMARY OF 1963 ACTIVITIES OF THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL

CHAPTER, WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION

The Spring meeting, held at Western Washington College of Education,Bellingham, Washington, on Saturday, May 4, drew eight members andguests.

After routine business, a subscription was approved, payable to thenewly formed B.C. Waterfowl Society. This was prompted by news of thisendeavor received from the Secretary-Manager, Mr. Barry Leach, whoindicated that after the research facilities are established, they couldbe of value to our chapter for banding. The B.C. Waterfowl Societyprogram calls for the establishment of a waterfowl refuge and researchstation adjoining Westham Island at the mouth of the Fraser River, 30minutes from downtown Vancouver. The centre would be unique, in that itwould include the showplace function of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridgein England, and the research function of the Delta Waterfowl ResearchStation in Manitoba.

Mr. Channing displayed various traps and construction techniques,including a game-keepr style for gallinaceous birds, a hawk trap forRed-tailed, or Great Horned Owls, a small Chardonneret for Shrikes,and a Bal-Chatri. Mr. Channing also banded and released two femaleKestrels, and told of field-testing predator flight weights, with theview of experimenting with theories of maximum weights carried.

Mr. William Hughes reviewed the Wood Duck nest box project in theB.C. lower mainland in which Mr. Wayne Campbell is playing a prominentpart. A worthy program has been started with the assistance of BoyScouts, othe r willing helpers and enthusiasts. Although there had beensome Starling competition, the future for the project looks promising.

The Autumn meeting was held at the Christian Education Building,Deer Lake United Church, South Burnaby, B.C. on October 5, with ninemembers and three guests attending.

Following customary business, Mr. Channing submitted the format forthe brochure, previously discussed. It was moved and approved that wehave the form printed.

In members' reports, Mrs. Kline desoribed a visit to the 38thannual WBBA meeting at Malheur Wildlife Refuge, Burns, Oregon on May 3l~June 1, hosted by Mr. Gene Kridler. The report of the meeting appears inthe July 1963 issue of the Western Bird Bander.

Mr. Hughes discussed his work at the Vancouver International Air-port, in conjunction with the National Research Council project covering'birds that are considered to be a hazard to aircraft'. An intensivestudy is being made with the view of removing certain features thatattract birds.

A review of the Glaucous-winged Gull colour-banding project in Julyon Christie Island, B.C. was made by Mr. Sarles. Mr. Oldaker reported onhis sightings to date of these colour-marked birds.

Twelve members and five guests met at the Skagit Valley College,Mount Vernon, Washington, on January 4, 1964 at 10:00 a.m. for the 9thAnnual meeting of the Pacific International Chapter of the Western BirdBanding Association.

From the correspondence, an awareness was indicated of a desire thatwe should host an annual meeting of the Western Bird Banding Association.However, as it is believed that there is some sentiment that the 1964meeting will be held in the south, it was moved and accepted that we writeMrs. Lillian Henningsen, Vice President, and suggest that the 1965 annualmeeting be held either in British Columbia, or Washington state, prefer-ably near Blaine.

The question of participation on the WBBA executive, brought up byMrs. Henningsen in the October issue of the Western Bird Bander wasdiscussed. It was agreed that we should have a closer liaison, and theSecretary will write and offer the name of Mr. R. W. Campbell as acandidate for office.

Comments from a report of the B.C. Waterfowl Society were read by theSecretary, giving fUrther details of the size, accessibility, and projectsto be undertaken until aims are fully achieved.

Election of Officers - Mr. C. H. Channing was elected President for1965. Mrs. ZelIa Schultz, Mr. Wm. M. Hughes and Mr. R. W. Campbell, wereelected Vice-Presidents. Mr. J. G. Sarles will continue as Secretary-Treasurer for the current years.

Reports from banders - Mr. Channing showed a modification of the Masontrap, with a 'baffle curtain', eliminating a gathering cage, and a newstyle of Shrike and Kestrel trap with a counter-balance trap door. Hediscussed new developments in taking predators, using pigeons as lure inretaining cages, in conjunction with pole traps.

Paper Session - A symposium on the identification of Flycatchers,Vireos and Warblers was given by Mrs. ZelIa Schultz. With skins providedthrough the courtesy of Dr. Frank Richardson of the University of Washing-ton, Mrs. Schultz covered many points which give students the greatestproblems in identification. Also of interest was a series of slidesshowing the plumage changes in captive Glaucous-winged Gulls.

Members and guests attending were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Kline; Mr. C. H.Channing; Mr. Dick Peterson; Mrs. ZelIa Schultz and Raymond Schultz; Dr.and Mrs. Francis Wood, and Miss ISparky' Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Brad-ley; Mr. R. W. Campbell; Mr. George Galicz; Mr. Wm. W. Hughes; Mr. KenKennedy; Mr. Bob Peddle; Miss Rosamond Ross; Mr. J. G. Sarles.

CHARLES H. FELTES, 437 Myrtle Avenue, Modesto, Calif., has two items ofinterest:

"For 33 years I have never caught and banded a PINE SISKIN. Theday after Christmas a flock of them hit my trapping station. Onthe 26th we banded ten, and they have stayed around the stationever since. To date (in five days) we have banded 64. We tookthem all with the traps. It was too cold and foggy to operate thenets, otherwise we might have had more. The bait used was sun-flower seeds and cracked black walnuts. " .•..Again I have recap-tured my female Linnet (HOUSE FINCH) that was banded February 7,1953; this take was on December 22, 1963. It was banded as anadult so it is almost 12 years old at least."

"A FORSTER'S TERN banded by me as a young bird on July 4, 1961in a marsh southwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon, was found dead inJune, 1963 in an unidentified area southwest of Bakersfield,California. It was one of 20 that I banded there that year. Iwas surprised as I had not expected to hear from birds that fre-quent such out-of-the-way places. I place the Long-billed Marshwren on top of my own "Least Likely" list.

MURIEL KAMINSKY, 1213 Robertson Way, Sacramento, Calif., sends us somelongevity records of GAMBEL WHITE CROWNED SPARROWS:

No. 21-174847, banded as an adult 2-22-56 returned 12-18-63. Onits return this bird was at least 9 years old. No. 21-174809,banded as an immature 1-29-55 returned 4-7-63 at an age of about 8tyears.

Illness has been interfering with the band-reading activities of R. ~.OLDAKER, 456 East Hastings Street, Vancouver 4, B.C., but he neverthe-less managed to give us a summary of his work with the telescope:

"To begin with, here is the score of my first five years of bandreading (November 1958 to October 1963):

162739538431

2068

GlAUCOUS -WINGED GULLSCALIFORNIA GULLSRING-BILLED GULLSHERRING GULLSRED-WINGED BLACKBIRDSBROWN-HEADED COWBIRD

The number of individual bands reported is, of course, less thanthis, since multiple reports were made on many birds, particularly the

California gulls, a few of which were reported five times, and many othersfrom two to four times.

GULL SPECIES BANDED AT SIGHTED AT MIlESVANCOIWER

HERRING (A) Cambridge Bay, N.W.T. 8-27-62 10/24/62 1500GLAUC. -WING (A) Anchorage, Alaska 5-6-61 9/30/63 1250CALIF. (LOC) Chase Lake, N. Dakota 6-20-59 8/19/59RING-BILL. (LOC) Crane Lake, Sask. 6-23-60 8/17/60 500

A young Ring-billed gull banded by General Electric Company at Hanford,Washington on July 3, 1963 was seen in Vancouver July 23, 1963. Another,banded by Mr. K. Vermeer at Miguelo Lakes near Edmonton on June 30 wasrecorded in Vancouver August 9, 1963.

A young Glaucous-winged gull banded by Mr. J. Sarles at ChristieIsland, Howe Sound, B.C. on July 27, 1963 was seen on the Vancouver Dumpon August 9, 1963.

The year 1963 must have been a good nesting year for the Californiagulls. I have never seen so many juveniles before. The dump was literallyswarming with them in August and September, and the banders, who lay thefoundation for my work, made sure I would have plenty of bands to read.It was my best year ever for recording young birds on direct flight fromthe colonies. I saw forty of them and read their bands with 100% success,although I must say the Mono Lake birds tried to make it tough for me. Theyare an ill-mannered lot. Three of them, it seemed to me, flew all the wayfrom California just for the thrill of defecating allover me and mytelescope. And they never had a better friend than met"

A presidential delegation of authority to Budget Director KermitGordon to determine which Federal areas shall be turned over to the Stateto provide it with an initial "land grant" as was given to the otherstates has placed the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge in danger.

This chain of small, uninhabited islands, stretching over 1,100 milesof ocean between Midway Island and the westernmost of the major islandsin Hawaii harbors unique forms of animals and plants, along with some ofthe greatest seabird nesting colonies ever found. There is every evidencethat, if the state gains control it is doomed to commercial exploitation.Conservationists protests have been effective in postponing a decision;more letters to Director Gordon might well tip the balance and save therefuge. Yours will help.

(January 1964) }]REPORTING PROCEDURE FOR CALIFORN IA BIRD-BANDING PERMIT HOLDERS

Recent consultation (January 1964) with officials of Wildlife Pro-tection Branch of the California Department of Fish and Game yieldedthe following interpretation of a part of paragraph c.4. of Section 653,California Administrative Code Title 14. It concerns an optional report-ing procedure for persons banding birds in California under Federalpermit. The minimum "summary" of his Federal report which will satisfyCalifornia State requirements may take the form of the following sampleletter. It may be submitted as a single copy at the time he files hisreport to the Federal Bird Banding Laboratory at Laurel, Maryland. Areport should be made by each California permit holder whether or not hehas banded birds in the last calendar year.

Wildlife Protection BranchCalifornia Department of Fish and Game722 Capitol AvenueSacramento, California

This certifies that in the year under Bird-BandingPermits (Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game) and--- -----(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) I banded birds ofspecies in California.

We have agreed to furnish the Department with a copy of the WBBAannual report which appears annually in the April number of the WesternBird Bander. This provides them with a summary of banding activitiesin the State in the calendar year just past.

An unidentified gull stained pink has been reported to me on Decem-ber 5, 1963. The bird was seen near Korbel, a town along the North Forkof the Mad River, inland several miles from the Pacific Ocean. Anyinformation will be appreciated.

Charles YocomHumboldt State CollegeArcata, California

Don't forget that all membership dues are payable January 1.Active and Associate memberships, $2.50. Sustaining membership, $5.00.Life membership, $50.00.

WESTERN BIRD BANDER340 ELM STREET

MENLO PARK, CALI FORNIA

WESTERN BIRD BANDER

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. • • • . • •ANNUAL REPORT . • • . • • • • • . . •SUMMARY REPORT OF INDIVIDUAL BANDERS ••COMMENTARY ON ANNUAL REPCRT by Dr. Ronald A. Ryder ..RECOVERIES AND RETURNS. . ....MEET CHARlES FELTES •• • . • • • • • • • • • • • •

Address all correspondence for the Western Bird Bander to William K. Kirsher,Editor, 340 Elm Street, Menlo Park, California. Membership correspondenceshould go to Tom Balch, Box 9~ Glenn, California. President of the WBBA isMrs. Harold P. Henningsen, Box 554, Diablo, California, who succeeded to theoffice upon the resignation of Eugene Kridler.

The Annual Meeting of the Western Bird Banding Association will be heldSaturday 'and Sunday, May 16 and 17 in the area of Jack London's Valley of theMoon at Glen Ellen near Sonoma, California. Mrs. Richard W. Thomssen, 168 LomaVista Drive, Sonoma (704 Wyman 606906) and Mrs. Marianne Sheppard, Box 141,Glen Ellen, will be hostesses.

Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Kenwood are located north of San Francisco in SonomaCounty on or near Hiway 12. Dunbar (Glen Ellen) School is near Kenwood onDunbam School Road out of Glen Ellen. Mrs. Thomssen's home is on Loma VistaDrive off Arnold Drive north of Sonoma. The area is Eich in places of historicalinterest. Birding is excellent most anywhere in the vicinity.

Saturday - May 16. Members and guests may arrive any time either to dotheir own exploring, or meet at 1:00 p.m. for a field trip starting fromJack London State Park. Dunbar School Auditorium will be open at 3:00 p.m. asheadquarters. At 5:301p.m. at the school supper (bring your own) coffee anddessert will be served. At 6:30 p.m. an evening program of papers and picturesis being arranged.

Sunday, May 17. Early morning field trip and netting demonstrations.10:30 a.m. - at Dunbar School - Program of papers.12:'0 a.m. - lUrloHe6n (no host barbecue) at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Richard M. Thomssen.1:30 p.m. - business meeting, election of officers and reports to follow inthe garden.

Accommodat~ons - El Pueblo Motel; Napa St. and Sonoma Hiway, Sonoma (10minutes away) Excellent. $10.00 per night for 2.Morton's WarmSprings - 1651 Warm Springs Road, Kenwood ( Temple 3-5512)Trailer, station wagon space, camping (primitive facilities). Swimming pooland play area. 90 cents adults - 60 cents- children overnight and both days.(No satisfactory eating place for breakfast on Sunday morning in the area).All WBBA members, guests and other banders are cordially invited to attend thismeeting which p~omises, from past experience, to be a thoroughly enjoyable andprofitable one. If you would like to present a paper, please contactMrs. Enid Aust in, hogram Chairman, 1116 Mandana Blvd., Oakland (TWinoaks3-2247) immediately. If you are planning to attend the meeting, PlEASE RESPONDto Mrs. R. M. Thomssen. She needs to know how many to plan for luncheon onSunday.

For various reasons a number of reports reached the compilers too late tobe included in the 1963 Annual Report. Collectively these late reports bringthe active reporting banders to 200 and the grand total birds banded in theWestern Province to 199,584 in 1963.

Of special interest are the 134 Song Sparrows reported by Frank S. Tompa(now at the Zoologiska Institut at Helsingfors, Finland) banded on a smallisland in Puget Sound. These were banded in conjunction with his importantstudy on population dynamics of this small passerine bird while he was agraduate student at the University of British Columbia.

Bechtel, William A.Kilpatrick,Helen K.Kinsey, EricKridler, EugeneLauckhart, J. BurtonMarshall, David B.Rogers, Thomas H.Thorne, Oakleigh IITompa, Frank S.

Seminary Santa Barbara,Calif.

Reno, NevadaEugene, Ore.Ross, Calif.Burns, Ore.Olympia, Wash.Portland, Ore.Spokane, Wash.Boulder, Colo.Hels ingfors,

FinlandCarmel, Cal.

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An ana~sis of bird banding reports for the year 1963 within the area of theWestern Bird Banding Association, compiled by Eva McRea and L. R. Mewaldt

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Arctic LoonRed-necked GrebeHorned GrebeEared GrebeWestern GrebePied-billed GrebeLeach's PetrelAshv PetrelRed-tailed Tropic-BirdWhite PelicanBrown PelicanDouble-crested CormorantBrandt's CormorantPelagic CormorantFrilrate BirdGreat Blue HeronGreen HeronLittle Blue HeronCommon EgretSnowv .E/;(retBlack-ern. Night HeronLeast BitternAmerican BitternWhite-faced IbisWhistliru< SwanTrumpeter SwanCanada GooseBlack BrantWhite-fronted GooseSnow GooseRoss' GooseFulvous Tree DuckMallardMexican DuckBlack DuckGadwallPintailGreen-winlred TealBlue-wiru<ed TealCinnamon TealBlue-wgd.&/or Cinn.TealAmerican WidlreonEuronean Wino-eonShovelerWood DuckRedheadRing-necked DuckCanvasbackGreater ScaupLesser ScaupTufted DuckCornmonGoldeneyeBarrow's GoldeneyeBuffleheadOldsauawHarleauin DuckWhite-wiru<ed ScoterSurf ScoterRuddy DuckHooded MerganserCommon MerganserRed-breasted MerganserTurkey VultureBlack VultureWhite-tailed KiteGoshawkSharn-shinned HawkCooner's Hawk

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Calif. Utah Colo. New Mex. Mexico Islands TotalRed-tailed Hawk ?1. 1? 1<:: I.~ 1?0Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 iSwainson's Hawk "

,., ?~ iROUl':h-lel1:l1:edHawk IFerrUl':inousHawk ~ , I,Golden Ewz le , 2 ? 1 11i 1 ?8Bald EwzleMarsh Hawk ~ ? ~ 10OspreY i

Prairie Falcon ~ lie: O() ,

Peregrine FalconPill:eonHawk'· , 1 'Sparrow·Hawk J. 8 I,e:: e:: 1m I, 167Blue Grouse 1.,., 7 1?0Snruce GrouseRuffed GrouseWillow ptarmill:an ,e:7 1~7Rock ptarmill:anSham-tailed GrouseSwze Grouse .1 1BobwhiteScaled Quail e::7() ~70California Quail ?Q 7L ~7 160Gambel's Quail '16 1 ,7Mt. QuailRinll:-neckedPheasant 171. 17t'iChukarGray Partridll:eSandhill Crane 10 10Clanner RailVirdnia RailSora 1 1Common GallinuleAmerican Coot 7n ??<: lle; t'i71 8), I'll. 1.2'11Black Ovstercatcher ., ~ e::Seminalmated PloverSnoWY Plover 1 1Killdeer L " ,0 ,e: 1 ,., e:1American Golden Plover " 1 If'l I,),

Black-bellied Plover , 1Ruddv Turnstone I:'" ~ ~oBlack Turnstone ., ?Common Snipe 1 1 ?Long-billed Curlew 1 1WhimbrelUpland PloverSpotted Sandpiner

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1 ., 1 8Solitarv SandpiperWillet ~ 1 1 8Greater Yellow-legs 1 1Lesser Yellow-legsPectoral Sandniner 10 LaBaird's Sandpiper ~ 8 11Least Sandpiper -f, ?~ ~ '1LDunlin , 3Short-billed DowitcherLonll:-billedDowitcher ., 8 , HSemipalmated Sandpiner I. 1 7Western Sandpiper ?1 ), ?~Marbled Godwit ,~ nSanderlinll: ), LAmerican Avocet 1 1 1 3Black-necked Stilt ? ?Red Phalarope ''t, I.Wilson's PhalaropeNorthern Phalarope 1() J. 11Glaucous-winll:edGull 171 , Of'll , 480 1 ~ 7~

Western Gull " J.

Herrinll:Gull ~ I,California Gull . a,., 'L,I.?- 007 3,~r <:<:() 1 ml, {~Ring-billed Gull 1 /(~i, 1 1;08 11.1.Mew Gull , 1Franklin's Gull , 1<:7 -i: 11.),Bonanarte's Gull IHeermann's Gull IForster's Tern n8 ? '120 ICommon Tern "La ?() 268 I

YukonBrit·CoJ: Wash.

Alaska Alberta Ore!';.

Hawaii,Nevada Wyoming Arizona Pacific

Calif. Utah Colo. New Mex. Mexico Tslands TotalIdahoMont.

Arctic Tern , ,Sooty Tern ""h.Rn ""h.Rn

~ast.Tern 21 21Caspian Tern 718 24 742Black TernCornmon Murre ----·Pigeon Guillemot 3 19 22Cassin's AukletRhinoceros Auklet ~!.o'"Band-tailed Pi!';eon 102 AIIIIIII 40'1 --- 1)71White-winged Dove 211 ' gll1Mourning Dove 'I 2 4QO 406 1601 11 4Q2j 74"l4Snotted Dove 17 -- 2 1QRiru>:edTurtle Dove IGround Dove IInca Dove 5' - =_~~~_llow-billed Cuckoo --Roadrunner "l ._-f----~--.l..Barn Owl '1'1 91 9 1'1'1Screech Owl "l ~ 2 1 1 59Horned Owl .~ ~ .- n 20SnowvOwl .

--Pygmy Owl 1 1Elf OwlBurr~wiru>:Owl 1 2 6 9Loru>:-earedOwl "l --- 1 --- 4Short-eared Owl 2 I 2~aw-whet Owl 14 1-

-- -- ~I)..fQQr-will 2 1 "l.Cornmon Nil':hthawk , , -----5 -,f~Lesser Nighthawk I ~~Black SwiftVaux's Swift 1 1White-throated SwiftLucifer HummingbirdBlack-chnd.Hummiru>:bird' , 6 --- 1)4 6~Costa's Humminl':birdAnna's Humminl':bird R"l R"lBroad-tailed Humminl';bird _.J.. ~2~ I) '27-Rufous Humminl';bird I) 26 "l "l4Allen's Hummingbird 2 - -

...2JCalliope Hummingbird , , _------.a.Belted Kiru>:fisher ? ~_----

, 'IYellow-shafted Flicker 2 "l e;Red-shafted Flicker 2 ~4 7 1ll. Q ll.I) 2 Q"l

~9- Flicker 2 ~ 1 4~~_9- Flicker 2 2~eated WoodneckerGila Woodpecker 2 -- 2

~9rn Wqodpecker "l"l __.l.-- "l6Lewis' Woodpecker 7 7Yellow-beld. Sapsucker 8 5 8 '12 ..9.- 'I 61)

.JI.illl..amson's Sap sucker "l 4 6 1'1Hairy Woodpecker 2 4 ~ I) 2 1ll.:[lo~WTILWo9_qpecker ~ 16 2 6 "l 10 ----- _-38

~dder-backed Woodnecker --Nuttall's Woodpecker ? 2White-headed Woodpecker "l "lEastern Kingbird I I) I) 4 '4We sie.r"ILKinl';bird ------3J. 6 ---.-J.Q.. 7 -- -- 26

~A~~-throated Flycatcher I 6 6Black Phoebe 18 1 - 'I 22.-

~~s Phoebe e; 7 Q 2 2Traill's Flycatcher "l "'10 17 2 1 I)JL8JIlIIlond's Flycatcher , 2 2 4 ~Dusky Flycatcher "l "lO R , h..Gray Flycatcher ? , "lWestern F!ycatcher 22 ,ll. ll. Q ll.QEmpidonax sp.? 'I ~ ~ ~ 6Western Wood Pewee , ,e; ? R ? "le; ~ 6Q

r$1.ve-sid. _Flycatcher ? ? "l 7Vermilion Flycatcher~rned Lark I ? ll. 6~t-green Swallow ,R R, I "'I ~Q '2' I~e Swallow , "l"l ---.-6. 'J' ,

~~Bank Swallow 'O"l , , , oe;Roul':h-wingedSwallow I 71 ? ? , ,?I

YukonBri t·Col: Wash. Idaho

Alaska Alberta Orep;. Mont.

Hawaii,Nevada Wyoming Arizona Pacific

Calif. Utah Colo. New Mex. Mexico Islands TotalBarn Swallow ., Ro ,., , I ,., ., "RCliff Swallow ,,, I. 'I.~ '1.0 ,1. -;z ~QQPurple Martin IGray Jay , I, " I, .,,,Blue Jay I., I"Steller's Jay ~., R " I.~ 0 , n<:Scrub Jay I,~ . ,"" ,~ -Z .,0 ,QnMexican Jay ., ,Black-billed Magpie III 11 ,,<: 1n ,,<: --;Q

I 111Yellow-billed Magpie ,Common Raven ] , R ! ,n .Common Crow ,,~ ., <: 70 ,nQPinon Jay 'I " ],Clark's NutcrackerBlack-capped Chickadee 11' '0 '~1. I. , I, ;<" HQMountain Chickadee ., , ,Ml .,,, ~;< ~ "<:,,Boreal Chickadee , 1Chestnut-bkd.Chickadee , ~I, ~R 7LPlain Titmouse ,41, 1 " [,7Verdin , ., ~ I

Common Bushtit ,,~ .,;< 11,nWhite-breasted Nuthatch C: , ,,, ,,, , ~.Red-breasted Nuthatch ~ ,,~ .,R ~..Pygpry Nuthatch <:1, Q , [,

Brown Creeper , ,4 ,4 ;, 2Wrentit 0 ,Dipper ~House Wren ., ~ "

;,-:;. ,Winter Wren 7 " "7 IfBewick's Wren "R ," 1 ~Cactus Wren I."LoDR-billed Marsh Wren 7 7Ce.nyon.Wren " ,Rock Wren 1 n , l'MockiDRbird .,~o ,') , , ,,<:~Catbird 0 I, , I, '7Brown Thrasher 1 I;Bendire's ThrasherCurve-billed Thrasher " 21California Thrasher ,~ nLe Conte's ThrasherCrissal ThrasherSage Thrasher ~ 'IRobin 'I C; ?7[, [,1 "8 ),[, ",4Q '" 809Varied Thrush ,R ,4 7 1 '12Hermit Thrush , <:,4 I. ., .,~ 8 " ~ '"Swainson's Thrush 18 1~11 ," ,,~ I" ~O ?1Veery ), 1Western Bluebird 1 8<: ~ 10Mountain Bluebird ] " 8 nTownsend's Solitaire 1 8 , 11Blue-p;ray Gnatcatcher 1 1Blk.-tald.GnatcatcherGolden-crowned Kinglet '8

'. 17 1 L[,Rubv-crowned Kinglet ')~ , 1,4 1I, ?1 ~ 79Water Pipit R 8Bohemian Waxwing H l<:Q 1Q')Cedar Waxwing 11,n <: 11,<: 1 ~ "Q,4Phainopepla <: <:Northern Shrike 1 1 ,Loggerhead Shrike ),0 1 1n C;1Starling 16 1 002 hO 1'1 079 LO'l C;.7'17 ,C;'I 20.<;30Hutton's Vireo 7 7Bell's Vireo 1 1Solitary Vireo C; 1 12 L Q ~ 'IRed-eyed Vireo I. 0 1 1WarbliDR Vireo ," 1<: ')') 11 ~ ,4Tennessee Warbler 1 1Orange-crowned Warbler C; C;1 1 C;1 L ~ 8 20Nashville Warbler 17 ,- 1 0Virp;inia's Warbler 21 '6 8 ,<;Yellow Warbler 18 1 1,<: <: 17 ,4" .,;< I, 1 8Myrtle Warbler 'I Iii n~ I, 1 ') 1 8Audubon's Warbler C;7 '11 8 Q~ ,41, Lt'lBlk. -thro .Gray Warbler l' 1 7 '0Townsend's Warbler 1 'I.

YUkon Hawaii,Brit·Col: Wash. Idaho Nevada Wyoming Arizona Pacific

Species Alaska Alberta Oreg. Mont. Calif. Utah Colo. New Mex. Mexico Islands TotalHermi t Warbler 1 1Northern Waterthrush I, I,MacGillivray's Warbler " 1 11'; 8 ,0 1] 99Yellowthroat 17 1 ] 1 7 ?7Yellow-breasted Chat , L 7 11 h ?OWilson's Warbler 11'; 71 61 7 lMI 18 1 "8American Redstart 1 , I, 7House Sparrow 78 10 C;C;] h? , 7?1,Bobolink .

Western Meadowlark 1? 1 11 ,I'. 1< 7,Yellow-head.Blackbird ,), le;8 1 78 100 .71RedwiDP:ed Blackbird e;o e;o 11< 18e; 117 ~ J.,.,~ 11 ~ 01,0Tricolored Blackbird ?1), .;'11,Hooded Oriole 1. 1 11Scott's Oriole ? ?Bullock's Oriole , 8 l,e; 11 8 J. 70Rusty BlackbirdBrewer's Blackbird --.' 1m ?,., «I'. 1?7 ? ~AA 1\1)

Common Grackle ,,~ ? ?hh "0. 1-~Brown-headed Cowbird 1 .), • 1~ I I,,., 10 I, ~Bronzed CowbirdWestern Tanager 70 .'11> 87 0'" 1? ?O~Cardinal 1 1PYrrhuloxia , ,Black-headed Grosbeak ),1'; " J,O 1J, Ii, 18JBlue Grosbeak 1 1 1 C;Lazuli Bunting 7 1 7 34 10 17 76DickcisselEveniDP: Grosbreak 3 473 3 479Purple Finch 51 23 7hCassin's Finch 5 5 148 6 44 3 211House Finch 11 868 65 1607, 55 872 9 1.h87Pine Grosbeak 3 2 1 71Gray-crowned Rosy Finch ,Black Rosy Finch ,Hoary Redpoll 4 hCommon RedpOll 308 28 116Pine Siskin 6 2 395 11 323 27h 99 73 1 18American Goldfinch 461 1 293 8 76Lesser Goldfinch 6 65 37 33 1.4 15"Lawrence's Goldfinch 15 I'Red Crossbill 29 18 j,

White-winged Crossbill 3 ,Green-tailed Towhee 6 30 2h 13 7Rufous-sided Towhee 8 193 15"2 62 i 108 8 1:)31Brown Towhee 2 300 17 317Abert's Towhee 2 2Lark Bunting 20 20Savannah Sparrow 32 73 4 2 10 121Grasshopper Sparrow 1 1Baird's SparrowVesper Sparrow 2 1 17 "Lark Sparrow 31 8 2 5" h6Rufous-winged SparrowRufous-crowned Sparrow 2 ,Black-throated Sparrow S 1 8Sage Sparrow 5White-winged Junco Ih 1Slate-colored Junco 52 21 2 1 11 26 11Oregon Junco 145 813 2 648 473 194 81 2.1,:>,Gray-headed Junco 1 333 17S 21h 92

~Tree Sparrow 11 2 2 26 -p.. hIChipping Sparrow 4 .25 3 hO 19 1 Ohl 217 1.1h9Clay-colored Sparrow 1 2Brewer's Sparrow 6 U 19 2'Black-chinned Sparrow 1Harris' Sparrow 23 1 2 '1White-crowned Sparrow 25" 15" 25"2 21 2.73U h66 973 2'5 h.C;11Golden-crowned Sparrow 40 21 111 1.227 1.199White-throated Sparrow 2U 1 2 1 9 37Fox Sparrow 190 2 29 1C; j, 1 261Lincoln's Sparrow L 11 1 ,1> ,C; 78 n 10),Song Sparrow 2 28 h32 3 13h 11 h, 7 1';1';,Lapland Longspur 25" I ,C;Snow Bunting 1

YukonBri t· Col: Wash. Idaho

Alaska Alberta Ore!,:. Mont.

Hawaii,Nevada WyomingArizona Pacific

Calif. utah Colo. NewMex. Mexico Tslands ~tal

No. ~Adamson,Harry & Betty 995 Carol Lane Lafayette,Calif. 7 6Alaska Dept. Fish & Game State Office Bldg. Fairbanks,Alaska 3,608 1

(PeterE.K. Sheperd)Alberta Fish &Wildlife DivisionR. 201 Calgary,Alberta, 172 20

Div. (SpencerG. Sealy) 118-11Ave. S.E. CanadaAnderson,Anders 3221 E. KleindaleRd. Tucson, Ariz. 56 2Ariz. Coop. W.R. Unit Universityof Arizona Tucson,Ariz. 1,351 1

(H.D. Irby)Ariz. Game & Fish Dept. 105 State Office Bldg.Phoenix,Ariz. 3,533 2Armitage, James H. 3226 Dianora Dr. Palos Verdes Penin. 70 12

Calif.Ashmole, N.P. B.P. Bishop Museum Honolulu,Hawaii 2,219 13Balch, T.C. P.O. Box 95 Glenn, Calif. 246 8Bear River Migr. Bird Ref. P.O. Booc603 Brigham City, Utah 500 1

(V,T. Wilson)Behle, Dr. W. H. Univ. of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 28 5Biale, Arthur Box 248 Eureka, Nevada 1,133 21Birchett,Mrs. Jos. T. 202 E. 7th Tempe, Ariz. 42 8Bitter Lake Ref. U.S. P.O. Box 7 Roswell,New Mex. 22 3

Fish & Wildlife ServoBleitz, Don 5334 HollywoodBlvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 317 42Bosque del Apache Nat'l P.O. Box 1 San Antonio,N.M. 1,012 1

~~ Ref.Bradley, DorothyM. 1848 Mathers Ave. W. Vancouver,B.C. 237 15Brechbi11Ray Hiko, Nevada 34 1Buttery,Robert F. Rt. 2, Box 125 Springville,Calif. 7 1Calif. Fish & Game 722 CapitolAve. Sacramento,Calif. 6,113 6

(Kozlik,F.M.)Channing,C. H. Box 666 Clear Lake, Wash. 14 7Channing,Ed. C. 1101 Sierra Dr. Turlock, Calif. 68 1Chas. Russell M. Nattl Wildlife Range lewiston,Montana 329 2

P.O. Box 110Cogswell,Dr. Howard L. Box 9486, Mills Coll. Oakland,Calif. 206 24Cohen, R.R. Dept. of Biology Boulder, Colorado 8 2

Univ. of ColoradoCold Sprgs. Nat'l W.L. Box 19 Burbank,Wash. 1,887 8

Ref.Coleman,Phillip R. 3007 ValkyrieWay Sacramento,Calif. 63 4Collier,Gerald Dept. Zool. San San Diego, Calif. 63 1

Diego State CollegeCollister,Mrs. Carl 706 Hover Rd. Longmont,Colo. 3,745 136Coppersmith,Michael M. 4228 Lakewood Long Beach, Calif. 45 21Craig, Alan M. Box 40, Navy 127 Seattle,Wash. 1,128 35

c/o PostmasterCrawford,Gene H. Deer Flat Nat'l Nampa, Idaho 454 9

Wildlife RefugeCurtis,Mrs. Vee K. 2412 CohassitRd. Chico, Calif. 85 14Cutler, Betsy, D. (Mrs.) 2128 Great Highway San Francisco,Calif. 3 1Defoe, Donald PinnaclesNat'l Mon. Paicines,Calif. 7 2Denver,W.L. Research Bldg. 45 Denver, Colo. 11,644 9

Center~*" Bowdoin Nat'1 Wildlife Ref. P.O. Box J Malta, Montana 2,108 15

No. ~376 29

494 6

124 66 1

76 18445 33119 9

178 1316 19 4

273 28734 36171 16468 27223 28160 7

Corn Creek Field Sta. Las Vegas, NevadaP.O. Box 440

Dept. Zool Univ. ofWyoming

Dept. Zool. Utah St. U Logan, Utah128 11th St. Del Mar, Calif.P.O. Box 161611 Coldwell Ave.922 Riley Dr.Dept. Zool. Colo

College3505 Foothill Rd.330 Land7805 English Way617 No. Newlin Ave.437 Myrtle Ave.941 S. 13 East St.Den~er Federal Center1505 McLean Bldg.

Dixon, Dr. Keith L.Dixon, Ralph E.TI41lems ,:: S<han -W.Elmore, Marjorie M.Enderson, Dr. Jas. H.

Modesto, Crlif.Albany, calif.Colo. Sprgs, Colo.

Santa Barbara, Cal.Laramie, WyomingBethseda,Md.Whittier, Calif.Modesto, Calif.Salt Lake City, UtahDenver, Colo.Eugene, Ore.Dugway, Utah

Erickson, Dr. Mary MErpino, M.J.Evenden, Dr. Fred G.Felt, Arthur C.Feltes, C.H.Ferris, Reed W.Finley, R.B., Jr.Fish, J. LeroyFish Sprgs. Nat'l W.L.

Ref.flavin, John W. Jr.Fosberg, Maynard A.Gallup, Fred M. Sr.Genelly, Dr. Richard E.Gepford, JonGrieb, Jack R.

235218'

4,13030

1662,664

Goleta, Calif.Moscow, IdahoEscondido, Calif.Arcata, Calif.Glendale, Calif.Ft. Collins, Colo.

142 W. 6th Ave.Humboldt State ColI.1602 E. Glenoaks Blvd.Colo. Fish & Game Dept

Box 513P.O. Box 759Box 548

Gueswel, Wayne E.Guild, Capt. Eugene R.

Haas, Florence E. (Mrs.)Hansen, Henry A.Hanson, Wayne C.Harris, R.D.Harris, S.W.Hatton, Louise M.Hawaii Dept. Land &

Nat'l ResourcesHawes, William D.Henderson, Florence AnneHenningsen, Lillian K.Hogue, James H.Holmes, Richard T.Hough, J.N. and E.S.Houston, Dr. C. StuartHudson, Dr. Geo. E.Hughes, Wm.Humphrey, Dr. P.S.Hurlburt, Elgin B.Idaho Fish & Game Dept.James, Robert G.Jenson, G. H.Justice, Frank

Laramie, WyomingGlenwood Springs,

Colo.Soquel, Calif.Juneau, AlaskaRichland, Wash.Vancouver, B.C.Arcata, Calif.via Salinas, Cal.Honolulu, Hawaii

P.O. Box 621Box 2021Radioecology Oper.G.E.666D.N.W. Marine Dr.Humboldt State ColI.200 Calera Canyon Rd.400 Beretania St.

3707,0161,481

6343148

140

Box 526000 Sacramento Blvd.Box 554Box 334Mus. Vert. Zool. U.C.1515 Mariposa Ave.2491 Hanover Ave.Box 75, Rt. 18755 S.W. Marine Dr.U.S. Nat'l MuseumBox 123518 Front St.20434 Tenth Place S.W.Box 4591917 So. Quitman St.

Moses Lake, Wash. 6Sacramento, Calif. -162Diablo, Calif. 153Brigham City, Utah 1,223Berkeley, Calif. 99Boulder, Colo. 251Saskatoon, Sask. Can.:'2,455Pullman, Wash. 5Vancouver, B.C. 370Washington, D.C. 21,734Pacific Grove, Cal. 72Boise, Idaho 4,220Seattle, Wash. 258Brigham City, Utah 986Denver, Colo. 69

Kebbe, Chester E.Killpack, Merlin L.Kittredge, JosephKline, Mrs. Lucile H.Klingenberg, Gerald F.

Kuhn, Lloyd D.Lakata, Geo. D.Lancaster, GaryLegg, KenLehenbauer, PhilipLeveque, P.V.Levy, Seymour H.Linsdale, Jean M. &

Mary Ann R.Luchtel, D.K.McKenzie, Donald S.McKnight, Mrs. D.M.McNary Nat'l W.L. Ref.Mack, William C.Martin, Neil S.Mayhew, Dr. Wilbur W.

Medicine Lake Nat'l W.L.Merrick, George G.Mewaldt, L. RichardMoldenhauer, Mr. & Mrs.

RalphMontana Fish & Game Dept.Monte Vista Nat'l W.L.Ref.Moos, Louis M.Muir, A.Nat'l Bison RangeNeff, Johnson A.

Nevada Fish & Game Dept.Newbold, DaleNew Mexico Dept. Game &

FishOakland Partk Dept.Oar, J.Oregon State Game Comm.Orians, Dr. Gordon H.Orr, Dr. Robert T.

Parratt, Lloyd P.Parsons, W.G. & Steve

PintarPaul, W.A.B.Payne, Donald E.Peterson, DonaldPeyton, Sidney B.

5414 N.E. Emerson St.1726 - 24th St.2663 Tallant Rd.Rt. 1, Box 4112901 Boron Ave.

Box 493, College Hts.4750 Pleasant PlaceBox 114Box 696Columbia Nat'l W.L.Ref517 Richmond Dr.Rt. 9, Box 960657 Kukwood Ave.

1902 So. Maine1 McKenzie Lane

P.O. Box 191140 Riebli Rd.1110 Wilder Ave.Div. Life Sci. Univ.

Calif.Ref.

2427 N.E. Wasco4150 Golf Drive442 N. 29th St.

(April 1964) 22No. ~4IE 21

388 28365 19360 20112 5

Portland, OregonOgden,l UtahSanta Barbara, Cal.Blaine, Wash.Star Park,

Boron, Calif.Alberta, CanadaSanta Maria, Cal.Liberty Lake, Wash.Tahoe City, Calif.Othello, Wash.Santa Rosa, Calif.Tucson, ArizonaSalinas, Calif.

Roswell, N. MexicoStayton, OregonCedar Crest, N. Mex.Burbank, Wash.Santa Rosa, Calif.Helena,MontanaRiverside, Calif.

Medicine Lake, Mont.Portland, OregonSan JoS?, Calif.Corvallis, Oregon

W.L. Restoratmon Div. Helena, MontanaBox 566 Monte Vista, Colo.Box 1342 Billings, Mont.1185 Vancouver Ave. Navaimo, B.C.Ninepipe Nat'l W.L.Ref Moiese, MontanaDenver W.L. Research Denver, Colo.

Ctr. Bldg. 45Minidoka Nat'l W.L.

Ref. R. 4Box 678405 E. 32nd Ave.

State Capitol Bldg.634 - 14th St.321 N. El PasoP.O. Box 4136Dept. Zool. U. of W.Calif. Acad. of Sci.

Golden Gate Park500 W. 14thP.O. Box 1109

Rt. 1, Box 159-A1712 Niagara St.Rt. 2, Box 260

Reno, NevadaEugene, NE. Oregon

Santa Fe, New Mex.Oakland, Calif.Colo. Sprgs., Colo.Portland, OregonSeattle, Wash.San Francisco, Cal.

Upland, Calif.Ely, Nevada

Kleene Kleene,Eugene, OregonBurbank, Calif.Fulmore, Calif.

1,157221126

1,2791593

173

125228902286818

565445

1,742208

2,3763,8701,651

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340 51518 4746 5

Lab of Zoophysiol.U. of Alaska

12221 Peacock Ct., 5San Luis Rey CollegeDept. BioI. Stanford

Univ.

Pinkston, Ronald L.Rea, Fr. Amadeo M.Resher, Harry F.

Garden Grove, Calif.San Luis Rey, Calif.Stanford, Calif.

1610411233

285153346

7,889515

11,2671,3691,499

145

Red Rock Lakes MigWaterfowl Ref.

Reinelt, Elaine G. Mrs.Reinhardt, Robt. DannieRichards, GeraldRichardson, CarlRinge ring , OrleyRitter,W.E. USGMARobbins, Dr. ChandlerRoberts, Don R.Root, Richard B.Ruby Lake Nat' 1 W. L. Ref.Ryder, Dr. Ronald A.Sacramento Nat'l W.L. RefSarles, John G.

344 Arroyo Seco5300 N. Dickenson640 N. 7th E.647 Crowson Rd.3841 N.E. Apperson232 F.S.W. TemplePatuxent W.L. Res. CtrBox 1564Mus. Vert. Zool. U.C.

Santa Cruz, Calif.Fresno, Calif.Provo, UtahAshland, OregonOregon City, OregonSalt Lake City, UtahLaurel, Md.Bakersfield, Calif.Berkeley, Calif.Ruby Valley, NevadaFort Collins, Colo.Willows, Calif.

Suite 206, 1855 Balsam Vancouver, B.C.St.

5452 25th Ave. S.W. Seattle, Wash.Cedarville, Calif.Glen Ellen, Calif.Caldwell, IdahoColbert, Wash.Larkspur, Calif.

Schultz, Mrs. ZelIa M.Sheldon Nat'l Antelope Ref.Shepard, Marianne R.Shultz, Miss C.Smedley, C. and Nealy, V.Smith, Anna Margaret

(Mrs. Otis H.)Smith, Miss Emily D.Smith, Harry R.Snyder, Mr. & Mrs. C.H.Springer, Heinrich K.Stallcup, Leland L.Stefun, Raymond M.Stevenson, Mrs. T.Stillwater Nat'l W.L. RefStockton, Mrs. Frances W.Stokely, John M. & RuthStoner, Emerson A.Strauch, Mr. &Mrs.

Joseph G., Jr.Sullivan, Mrs. BereneSwinehart, Dr. D.B., Jr.Thomssen, Mrs. Richard M.Tolman, C.F.Travis, James & Mary LouTule Lake Nat'l W.L. Ref.Turnbull Nat'l W.L. Ref.Twist, Robert C.Utah State Dept. Fish &

Gamevan Tets, Gerald F.

70911

14762

2625

6224899

~1461,350

34512

':4159032

5362,018

Box 141Rte. 6Rte. 1207 -Alexander19651 Glen Una Dr.1549 Escalona Dr.161 Del Mar CircleLoganton, R.D. 16227 Buena Ventura AveBox 4015 St. Rt. "A"3131 6th St.Box 592Grani te Stat ion45 Marinita Ave.285 E. L St1933 E. Grant St.

Saratoga, Calif.Santa Cruz, Calif.Aurora, Colo.PennaOakland, Calif.Spenard, AlaskaBoulder, Colo.Fallon, NevadaBakersfield, Calif.San Rafael, Calif.Benicia, Calif.Corvallis, Ore.

Rt. 3, Box 2805512 Valhall Dr.168 Loma Vista Dr.P.O. Box 9844285 FairwayRt. 1, Box 74Rt. 3, Box 107Camas Nat'l W.L. Ref.1596 North Temple

41184552223824

9,114303

3,7814,2951,437

Boulder, Colo.Carmichael, Calif.Sonoma, Calif.Morro Bay, Calif.Los Alamos, N. Mex.Tulelake, Calif.Cheney, Wash.Hamer, IdahoSalt Lake City, Utah

C.S.I.R.O. Div. ofW. L. ResearchP.O. Box 109

City Canberra A.C.T.Australia

Ward, Walter P.Washburn, Viola K.Wauer, R. H.Welder, A.Weston, Henry G.Williams, Keith

Wilson, Howard E., M.D.Winston, Paul W.Wi tt, Richard T.'Wood, Sherwin F.Woodward, Gaylin R.Woody; Jack B.Wrakestraw, Supervisor

Waterfowl Mgmt. F&GZajanc, AdolphZWicke], Fred

148 Euclid Ave.1013 Walnut Ave.Box 231117 E. Colorado St.Dept. BioI. Sci. SJSCR. R. 2

14045 N.E. 6th St.Rte. 1, Box 15618334 Meridian Ave.N.1015 N. Alexandria Av.2511 E. 104th1095 Silverrade Blvd.Box 567

Agric. Field St. U.C.2170 W. 44th

Los Gators, Calif.Santa Cruz, Calif.Springdale, UtahPasadena, Calif.San Jose, Calif.Tofield, Alberta

CanadaBellevue, Wash.Boulder, Colo.Seattle, Wash.Los Angeles, Calif.Tacoma, Wash.Reno, NevadaTorrington, Wyoming

Davis, Calif.Vancouver, B.C.

2175

1,3973,507

121,255

1,034176226

610

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14,048122

THE 1964 STUDENT AWARD OF THE EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION

This Award is in the amount of $100.00 made by the Eastern Bird BandingAssociation in memory of our deceased members.

Applicants for thi,s Award must be either Junior or Senior undergraduatesmajoring in Zoology or Biology, making at least a B or 3 average, and using birdbanding as part of their studies; or graduate students majoring in Ornithologyusing bird banding as part of their theses. In either case, the applicant'sresume should explain how he is using bird banding in his studies and it must besigned by the head of his department.

Mrs. Stanley S. DickersonEBBA Memorial Award Fund1490 Long Road, Somerville, New Jersey 08876

EBBA News would like to publish any papers the recipient might write as aresult of his studies, but this is not a prerequisite.

If the recipient lives close enough to New Brunswick, N. J. to come to theannual meeting of the Eastern Bird Banding association on Saturday, June 6, 1964,EBBA would like to make the presentation at this meeting at Douglass College.Otherwise, the Award will be made by mail.

Many banding records were broken in 1963--more banders, more birds, andseveral species banded for the first time in WBBA territory. As has been the casein recent years, banders associated with Government-sponsored research led thefield. Doctors Humphrey (21,734) and Robbins (7,889) accounted for many birds inthe Hawaiian and other Pacific Islands and also added several species new to theWBBA listing, such as Sooty, White Storm and Phoenix Petrels, Blue-gray, Brown,White-capped and Black Noddies, in addition to Crested and Gray-backed Terns.On the mainland, Ade Zajanc was again busy with starlings. In all, 14,048Starlings were banded on Ade's master permit. Hank Hansen and his crews accountedfor 7,016 birds of 16 species in their active program in Alaska, while the DenverLaborato~ of the Fish and Wildlife Service banded 11,644 individuals of 9 species.

Fred Gallup led the "non-professionals" with 4,130 birds (26 species), whileMrs. Collister of Longmont, Colorado, was tops in variety with 136 species (3,745birds). For several years Mrs. Collister has broken the 100-species mark. In1963 she was all alone, as the nearest "competitors" were lee Stallcup~ (90species, 1,350 individuals) and Ron Ryder (87 species, 1,369 individuals).

Waterfowl again gave the highest totals of individuals banded, includingsome 31,827 Mallards and lesser numbers of other ducks and geese. The AlaskaDept. of Fish and Game (Peter Sheperd reporting) banded a record-breaking 3,608Black Brandt, more than had been banded in all years pastt The Hawaiian Fish andGame Division banded 16 of the rare Laysan Duck. Other notable water-bird bandingsinclude Craig's 7 Pelagic and 3 Red-faced Cormorants in Alaska. Other than GreatBlues, few herons were banded. The only Snowy Egrets were 48 by Ryder.

Jim Enderson of Colorado Springs was especially active banding raptors,including 85 Prairie Falcons, 9 Golden Eagles, and lesser numbers of 6 otherspecies. Continued interest is shown in eagle banding. The 28 Golden Eagles isthe highest so far reported in anyone year. Several Bald Eagles were banded onKodiak Island, but none is shown in the summary.

Among the galliforms (which are usually banded only with state bands andoften not reported in WBBA summaries) 122 Blue Grouse were banded by Zwickel,157 Willow Ptarmigan by Peyton, and 570 Scaled Quail :by~New Mexico Fish and Game.Rio Grande Turkeys were banded in both New Mexico and, oddly enough, in Hawaii!!It would be interesting to learn how many wild-caught gallinaceous birds:arebanded each year with state bands.

Noteworthy shorebird bandings included 44 American Golden Plovers scatteredin such distant places as Hawaii and other Pacific islands (30), Alaska (11 byHolmes) and 3 in Colorado, where the lone Black-bellied Plover was also banded(Ryder). The 59 Ruddy Turnstones exceeds all previous years together, while Dr.Houston's Piping Plover is the first ever reported in WBBA summaries. Severalspecies of gulls received considerable attention with record highs reported forCalifornia, Ring-billed, and Black-legged Kittiwakes. Craig accounted for thelatter species as well as several Alcids.

Mourning Dove bandings showed a slight decline, whereas 2,111 White-wingswas a greater number than ever reported in previous summaries. The Hawaiian Fishand Game Division banded 3 Barred Doves, adding another species to the WBBAsummaries. Craig banded a Boreal Owl in Alaska to add still another first. Therarely banded Flammulated Owl was caught by Travis in New Mexico.

Nine species of hummingbirds were banded, with good numbers reported forseveral species (61 Black-chins, 83 Anna's, 127 Broad-tailed and 34 Rufous). Mrs.Collister was especially active with hummers and added 10 Rivoli's and 14 Blue-throats to her long list of species banded. Both species were reported onlY oncepreviously. Don Bleitz continued to add species from "south of the border." thisyear the Berylline Hummingbird. As usual, swifts, trogons and kingfishers werevirtually unbanded. Of the woodpeckers, 65 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers was thegreatest annual banding for that species so far reported.

Fewer individual passeriforms were banded in 1963 than in recent years, withnotably fewer Evening Grosbeaks and most finches. Kridler's active banding wasmissed especially with this order. Increased bandings were reported for only afew Fringillids. The 1,183 Pine Siskins were the highest annual total for thatspecies since 1928. Warner (267), Strauch (201) and Kuhn (149) were leading con-tributors to this total. Next to the Starling (20,530) the Red-winged Blackbird(5,949) received the most attention of the passerines, both mainly by Fish andWildlife Service biologists concerned with bird depredations studies. A goodvariety of vireos and warblers was reported by the mist-netters. The Snydersand Mrs. Collister particularly added to the understanding of these two groups inthe central Rocky Mountains. New vireos and warblers for WBBA listings include2 Gray Vireos by Warner, a Parula Warbler by the Snyders, a Bay-breastedWarbler by Sullivan, and a Prairie Warbler by Stallcup. The Snyders also bandedthe first Scarlet Tanager reported in WBBA territory. Other firsts includedBleitz' Brown-throated Wren.

FRED ZWICKEL, University of Vancouver, B.C., writes: "During last summer'sfield studies we identified 29 of 43 color marked BLUE GROUSE which werebanded the previous summer on our study area. This gives a minimum sur-vival of 68% (72% of the males and 61% of the females). These had all beenbanded as adults or yearlings in 1962; none as chicks."

JOHNSON NEFF, 3965 So. Bannock St., Denver, Colorado, is again doing some "non-professional" banding: "Last winter I banded 220 EVENING GROSBEAKS at myhome; this winter the most I have seen at anyone time is 3. My twobiggest freaks in four winters are an OVENBIRD trapped last spring, and theWHITE-THROATED SPARROW that appeared December 9. It had been 35 yearssince I had seen or heard one."

Species

Red-f'ooted BoobyBroed-tai1ed HUIIIIIl1ngbird

Western WoodPeweeSteller's ;rayGray ;ray (2)Black-capped Chickedee

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White-br. NuthatcbRed-breasted NuthatcbMockingbirdCalif'. ThrasherRuby-crowned KingletAudubonf s Warbler~le WarblerRobin

"Bullock's OrioleBrewer's BlackbirdHouse Fincb

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CammonRedpollRufous-eided Towhee

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" (2)Oregon ;runco (2)

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Savannah SparrowGolden-cr. Sparrow (3)-'

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Fox SparrowSo~S~

Snow Goose (15)Caneda GooseMallard

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Blue-winged TealAmerican WidgeonAmerican CootCalif'ornia Gull

(11 ind1 viduals)Ring-billed Gull

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Calif'ornia GullForster's TernCaspian TernMo~ng Doy,e

Violet-Green SwallowRobinCedar WaxwingOrange-cr. WarblerWht,te-~r. Sp~ov

MokuManu, HawaiiFt. Collins, Colo.

Lyons, Colo.Mills College, Calif'.Spenard, AlaskaVancouver, B. C.Spe~, Al:aka

Granite Sta. Calif'." " It

SonClllla,Calif'.Idyllwild, Calif'.Mills College, Calif'.Granite Sta. Calif'.Oaklsnd, Calif'.San Luis Rey, Calif'.Soquel, Calif'.Spenard, AlaskaOakland, Calif'.Spenard, Alaska

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Ben;;cia, C~f'.

Modesto, Calif'.Benicia, Calif'.Spenard, AlaskaZion Nat'l Park, Uteh

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Santa Rosa, Calif'.Camel Valley, Calif'.San Rafael, Calif'.Mills College, Calif'.

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Oakland, Calif'.Spenard, AlaskaOakland, Calif'.San Rafael, Calif'.Benicia, Calif'.Boulder, Colo.Gran1te Sta. Calif'.Benicia, Calif'.Santa Barbara, Calif'.San Luis Rey, Calif'.Spenard, AlaskaVancouver, B. C.Oakland, Calif'.Vs.ncouver, B •. e.

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08-13-43 06-05-6305-25-62 05-28-63to Aug 62 to Aug 63

06-29-60 08-02-6311-23-58 07-28-6306-10-62 05-30-6311-01-60 10-19-6303-23-61 03-23-6303-23-61 04-20-6310-26-56 11-26-6311-04-56 11-26-6303-15-57 09-30-6307-30-58 10-25-6309-07-58 02-03-63fo~8-60 11-26-6311-07-58 03-27-6311-26-61 03-17-6312-16-60 12-20-6306-30-62 05-25-6305-09-59 03-04-6306-03-62 05-25-6307-21-62 05-25-6304-28-60 05-25-6305-27-58 02-28-6302-07-53 11-22-6304-20-58 02-11-6303-23-61 04-20-6306-29-63 09-28-6306-29-63 ll-20-6308-02-54 08-23-6312-30-54 04-19-6301-19-57 04-25-6312-12-54 03-24-63Fall, '56 04-21-6310-30-61 10-04-6311-01-58 01-11-6301-17-58 10-29-6307-07-62 05-31-6310-08-57 10-22-6311-17-56 01-15-6303-26-58 03-15-6301-02-60 10-03-6312-07-58 12-08-6310-25-58 12-29-6302-22-59 02-03-6312-08-59 03-03-6307-12-61 06-23-6311-10-60 10-21-6305-20-57 03-26-6311-19-58 03-26-6311-19-58 10-28-6311-05-61 03-21-63

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Ruby Lake, NevadatI " "

(Bands f'rClllU.S.s.R.)Terreton, ldehooth~llo, Wa~h.

Ellingwood, Iran.Saskatchewan, Can.Malta, Mont.

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Timnath, Colo.M~ta, Mo~.

Ruby Lake, Nev.II 11 "

Calipatria, Calif'.Ruby Lake, NevadaMalta, Mont.Nine Mile Lake, Alaskaothello, Wash.Mono Lake, Calif'.

Honey Lake, Calif'.Timnath, Colo.

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Keno, OregonSan Diego Bay, Calif'.

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Fort Peck, MontanaBlain, Wash.Oakland, Calif'.Benicia, Calif'.Albion, Wash.San ;rose, Calif'.

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07-24-6207-24-6202-10-5906-19-6107-05-5506-30-60

?06-26-5303-11-6290-08-6103-07-5309-07-5808-07-5909-14-5909-18-6207-31-6008-04-5708-20-6002-01-5901-22-5803-29-6008-15-5707-18-6101-18-6306----63

06-27-6310-23-6209-27-6207-01-6206-27-6205-04-5701-04-6304-01-6306-14-6006-21-6212-14-5712-27-6109-07-6201-28-6212-31-62

Recovered11----62 R. A. Ryder04-12-63 " "12-13-62 Ruby Lake NWR09-22-62 " "09-19-63 Bowdoin NWR12-25-62 " "Fallls63 R. N. Abney10-16-63 Ruby Lake Nat'l W.R.(HuntiIl(! ColUlllbia NWRSeason) II "

08-06-63 Jack Grieb08-06-63" "

Albert Lee, Minn. 11-04-63 Bowdoin NWRMoses Lake 1 Wash. 11-10-62"The Pas. Manitoba 08-19-63 R. A. RyderMerced, Calif'. 01-05-63 Bowdoin NWRLake Charles, La. 12-24-62""Port O'Conner, Tex 12-02-61 RU~yL~e ~WoodRiver, Alaska 09-16-62Hebron, Colo. 08-09-63GomezFariar Chich, Mex. 04-03-63Columbia, S. Am. 12----62Columbia NWR,Wash. 01-31-63Victoria, B. C. 03-03-63Vancouver, B. C. Aug. to

Oct. '6307-25-6301-15-6301-02-6307-16-6307----6305-15-6309-15-6309----6309-01-6305-23-6308-10-6312-09-6205-28-6308-19-6204-15-63

T1acotalpan, Mex.Flour Bluff' Area, Tex.Tishomonigo, Okla.SaskatchewanTule Lake, Calif'.Bridgeport, Calif'.Willows, Calif'.Ruby Lake N.W.R. Nev.Big Valley, Alta.Killarney Lk., Ida.Wa;den, Co~o.

Doyle, Calif'.Guaymas, Sonora, Mex.Guasave Sinaloa, Mex.Vancouver, B. C.Sonora, MexicoCoronado, Calif'.Nempa, Ida.Omak, Wash.Albuquerque, NewMex.Langley, B. C.BroolUngs, OregonLos Molinos, Calif'.Caborca, Sonora, Mex.Bellingham, Wash.Bainbridge Is., Wash.

~rted by:

Philip Ashmo1eR. A. Ryder

Mrs. Carl CollisterH. L. CogswellR. E. StefunD. W. BredleyR. E. Stefun

Mrs. R.M. ThomssenA. C. FeltH. L. CogswellMrs. F.W. StocktonAlice G. GrayFr. A.M. Rea, O.F.M.Florence E. HaasR. E. StefunHoward CogswellR. E. Stefun

C. A. Feltes-E. A. StonerR. E. StefunRoland H. Wauer

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W. E. MackLouise E. Hatton;rohn &. Ruth StokelyH. "L. Cogs~ll

Dox;:thy Br~ey

Alice G. GrayR. E. StefunAlice G. GrayJohn &. Ruth StokelyE. A. StonerBerene SullivanMrs. F.W. stocktonE. A. StonerJoseph KittredgeFr. A.M. Rea, O.F.M.R. E. BtefunDorothy BradleyAlice G. GrayDorothy Bradley

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Colo. Fish-GameRuby Lake Nat'l W. R.Bowdoin NWRPhilip LehenbauerCol\Dllbia NWRF. N. Gallup &.R. F. OldakerR. N. GallupR.

IIA. R~er

Carl RicbardsonF. N. GallupF. N. GallupHellD. I~by

Chas. Russell Nat'l W. R.Lucile IQ.ineD. SwinehartEmerson StonerMr. &. Mrs. MoldenhauerL. R. Mewaldt

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When Charlie Feltes preparedhis banding report lastDecember he noted that hehad completed his 33rd yearof active banding, and thatduring that time he hadnumbered 30,049 birds of126 species. Such activityhas rewarded him with agood measure of thrills andsatisfaction. He stillremembers his first distantrecovery, that of a duckshot by an Alaskan eskimo.And there was his remark-able work with Cedar wax-wings. He once banded 4008waxwings in one 3-weekperiod. We suspect, though,that one of his biggestthrills came just this yearwhen his station was invaded

by Pine siskins. Never before had he banded a siskin when suddenly he had :hundreds.They liked his fare (walnut meats) SQ well that they stayed for weeks. When welast heard he had banded more than SOO. Such friendly little repeaters they are,that he has handled 3320 birds!

A native Californian, Charlie has caught most of his birds in traps at or near hishome station in Modesto, ably assisted by Mrs. Feltes. Now, at the age of 69, heis continuing his good work with undiminished enthusiasm., He has recently startednetting so we can expect to hear a good deal more from Charles Feltes.

WESTERN BIRD BANDER340 ELM STREET

MENLO PARK, CALI FORNIA

WESTERN BIRD BANDERA QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE WESTERN BIRD· BANDING ASSOCIATION

REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING by Dorothy Hunt • • • • • • • • • • • •OPERATION RECOVERY IN ROCKY MTN. REGION by Allegra CollisterPACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CHAPrER MEETING . . • • • • •:NEWS.FRCM THE BANDERS ••••AN ASIAN .BIRD BANDER'S MANUAL • • • •

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Address all correspondence for the Western Bird Bander to William K. Kirsher,Editor, 340 Elm Street, Menlo Park, California. Membership correspondenceshould go to Tom Balch, Box 94, Glenn, California.

The 39th Annual Meeting of the Western Bird Banding Association was held onMay 16 and 17, 1964, in the area of Jack London's "Valley of the Moon," morespecifically Glen Ellen and Sonoma, California. There were 38 members pres-ent, and with spouses, children and guests, a total of 52 attended. Mrs.RichardW. Thomssen and Mrs. Marianna Shepard were hostesses.

Saturday, May 16, was rainy and the field trip from Jack London state Park didnot take place as planned. Many members and guests, undaunted, did their ownexploring of the beautiful countryside while others found their way to Dunbar(Glen Ellen) School Auditorium where a lively roundtable discussion tookplace •. People continued to arrive all afternoon and at about six 0' clockthere was a bring-your-own supper with dessert and coffee furnished by ourhostesses.

Emerson A. Stoner started the evening program with "Banding with a Camera."His bird slides were excellent. He explained his system of focusing on a flow-er, then holding the bird in a natural position by the flower, thus getting itin proper focus when working alone. His taste and good judgment in selectingflowers makes his slides especially attractive. He uses a.flash for all theseslides.

Lee Stallcup then spoke on "California Contrasts," illustrating with superbpictures that pointed up the wide variation in climate, terrain, habitats,

.bird life, plants, etc.

On Sunday morning, May 17, the weather was fine. We met at the Shepard Ranch,part of the original Jack London Ranch, which adjoins the Jack London State

217 years of Bird Banding. Left to right: Florence Henderson who startedbanding birds in 1933; Charles Feltes, 1930; Anna Margaret Smith, 1932;W.E. Mack, 1926; Emerson Stoner, 1921;. Carl Richardson, 1925.

Dick Mewaldt points out a singing LazuliBunting on field trip. Enid Austin, Mar-ianne Shepard and Gerald Klingenberg behind.

Jan Kroesen gets barbecued hamburger from1tr. Thommsen under supervi~ing.eye of Mrs.Thommsen.

WBBA officers. Left to right: Tom Balch, BusinessManager. Dorothy Hunt, Secretary. Bill Kirsher,Second Vice-president. Lillian Henningsen, President.(First vice-president, John Sarles, not present)

Mrs. Thomssen t~kes a bluebird frommist net during demonstration.

Park. Marianne Shepard had hot doughnuts and coffee and showed us the nest ofRed-tailed Hawks in a eucalyptus tree in front of the house. There was oneyoung hawk in it • Later she led the group along a winding dirt road throughthe lovely ranch property to a made lake, birding along the way. A LazuliBunting was seen and heard by everyone, and the nest of a Solitary Vireo wasseen by many. Both parents were feeding the young. Salamanders., millepedes,butterflies caught the interest of alert children and we all took a fresh look.

Meanwhile, mist netting was producing almost nothing on another part of theranch. A drive was organized, but only wet feet were collected. Birds justweren't moving and of course there were too many observers for good results.

At almost 11 a.m. we again gathered at Dunbar School to continue with the pro-gram of papers. Ken Leggwas asked to introduce the speakers, and the fol-lowing were heard.

Charles H. Felt~s spoke on "Pine Siskin Banding at Modesto," telling of theremarkable influx of this species, variations in size and color markings hehad noted, and the large number of repeats.

Dr. William J. Hamilton, III, of the Zoology Dept., Davis Campus, Universityof California, spoke on "Starlings in California." He urged banders to workwith starlings wherever possible, banding rather than destroying them, in orderto build up information on just how the species is expanding its range, pat-terns of migration, breeding, feeding, etc. They cannot begin to do the jobofficially, he said, and would welcome help from other banders. He describedstudies with a resident population at Davis, but pointed out that it is alltoo little and that time for gathering data is short.

John Ralph spoke on "Meaningful Banding," describing a banding project he setup in the Hamilton Range for 16 days. By plotting his banding data on graphsand superimposing them on a map of the area with his net locations, he was ableto draw some tentative conclusions, at least, as to the movements of crownedsparrows and the type of habitat apparently preferred by the gambelii andpugetensis races of white-crowned sparrows. Some golden-crowned sparrows werealso involved.

Richard Stallcup then gave a paper on his banding experience in the PiuteMountains, Mono County, last summer. They did banding and populations studiesof Mountain Chickadees, working in an area infested with needle miner and alsoin a control area.

Dr. Lo Richard Mewaldt, presented information and slides about Operation Re-covery at Island Beach, New Jersey which he obtained from Elise and StanleyDickerson who headed the banding operations there during August, September,and October of 1963. Of added interest was a slide of his own, a hybridGolden-crowned!White-crowned Sparrow which was captured at San Jose •

.Ken Legg then talked about "Water Ouzel Sanitation," explaining that the f·ecalsack is also used by many warblers, robins, swallows, woodpeckers and titmice.He had a picture of a robin removing such a fecal sack from the nest -- a rareshot indeed.

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The group then adjourned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomssen for a barbecueluncheon, after which the business meeting was held.

The meeting was called to order at 2 p.m. by Mrs. Lillian Henningsen. Aftergreeting the members and guests she reminded them that Eugene Kridler had beenelected president last year, but that his transfer to Hawaii had made it nec-essary for her, as 1st vice-president, to assume the duties of the presidentfor the remainder of the term.

The minutes of the May 31-June 1, 1963 meeting in Oregon were read and approvedas read.

Tom Balch gave the Treasurer IS report showing a. total balance on hand (in check-ingand savings accounts) of $1,203.80 on May 15, 1964. There are 206 Activeand Associate Members, 13 .Sustaining, and 12 Life Members, a total of 231-Dr •.Sherwin F. Wood of oosAngeles is anew Life Member. The report was ac-cepted and given to the secretary to file with the minutes.

A letter from Jack Sarles of the Pacific International Chapter was read, tel-ling of the death of Mrs. H, L. (Della) Schumacher after a long illness.

Mrs. Enid Austin, Membership Chairman, reported that she continues to work,and that it is gratifying that the membership has grown from 205 in 1961-2 tothe present 231. Dr. Mewaldtpointed out that when the W.B.B.A. cast adriftfrom the Cooper Ornithological Society it lost members, and there were criticalyears, but now we are not only holding our own but creeping back a bit.

The Editor, Bill Kirsher, reminded banders that the report to the State ofCalifornia is due if they have not already sent one in.

Mrs. Henningsen, on behalf of the Association, thanked Bill Kirsher warmly forhis excellent work as Editor of the Western Bird Bander. Appreciation wasalso expressed to Tom Balch for his work as Business Manager and Treasurer.

Under new business, Mrs. Henningsen asked for the report of the Nominating Com-mittee which consisted of Eugene Kridler, Clyde Channing and Dick Mewaldt.Acting for Gene Kridler who was in Hawaii, Dr. Mewaldt presented the followingslate:

President:1st Vice-President:2nd Vice-President:Secretary:Business Manager:

Mrs. Lillian Henningsen, Box 554, Diablo, Calif,John G. Sarles, i855 Balsam St., Vancouver, B. C.William K. Kirsher,340 Elm St., Menlo Park, Calif.Mrs. Dorothy Hunt, 4111 Trout Gulch Rd., Aptos, Calif.Tom E. Balch, Box 95, Glenn, Calif.

At this point Dr. Mewaldt took the chair as president protem and asked forother nominations from the floor. There being none, Capt. Hurlbert moved thatthe nominations be closed. The motion was seconded by otis Smith. Mrs. Smithasked that the motion be amended to add: tlandthat the secretary be instruc-ted to cast a unanimous ballot for all candidates." The amendment was acceptedby Capt. Hurlbert and Mr. Smith.

Dr. Mewaldtmentioned a suggestion madeby GeneKridler that instead of havingone nomineefor each office there. should be two, giving a choice. The commit-tee had felt that it was not pertinent to our type of organization to have acontest, but he asked if there was any discussion. There was no discussion andthe quest ion was put.

Onthe motion that ..nominations be closed. and the secretary be instructed tocast a unanimousballot for all candidates, all answered "Aye"and there werenone opposed.

Lillian Henningsenresumedthe chair and read an invitation from the PacificInternational Chapter to have the annual WoB.B.A.meeting near Blaine,. Wash-ington, in 1965. This idea met with good support. It was pointed out thatthe CooperOrnithological Society will have its meeting in British Columbianext year and that it maybe possible for manypeople to attend both eventsoBill Kirsher felt it would further the feeling of p:l.rticip:l.tion and wouldpointup our sponsorship of Pacific International. The question: "Are you in favorof haVingour 1965 annual meeting in· Washington?"was answered in the affirm-ative by all present.

Capt. Elgin Hurlbert, then presented his p:l.peron IIPineSiskins in Monterey."Since Mr. Feltes had covered the Pine Siskins in considerable detail, Capt.Hurlbert deftly covered the observations in which they concurred and thosewhich differed. .Feltes had birds that repeated again and again, but Hurlbertsaid only two birds cameback twice after the original banding, and of 385banded birds only 39 returned once. Although there were two or three thousandSiskins around, he was able to band no more than 10 percent. Sex differences,he said, were very marked.

Dr. Mewaldtmovedfor adjournment, it was secondedand unanimouslycarried.The meeting did then adjourn at 4 p.m.

DorothyB. HuntSecretary

During the monthsof August, Septemberand October, 1963, five banding stationsin the RockyMountainStates took part in the fall migration project OperationRecovery. Primary objectives were to study the effects of weather on migrationand to attempt correlation of these effects on banding at the various partici-pating stations.

Thoughone or more stations were in operation from August 10 through October31 there was no period during these 82 days whenall stations were active. Atotal of .7750birds of 122 species were banded. Of these 841 were taken intraps and seven were botulism recoveries, leaving 6902 netted birds in 10,030net hours. Four of the stations were in or near the mountains within 100 milesof Denver in central Colorado. The fifth was near Upham,McHenryCounty, NorthDakota. A brief description of each station follows.

Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gammell operated a banding station at Lower SourisNational Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Theirs was by far the largest ofthe five OR stations, with 24 nets in operation for 25 days from August 10through September 3. Five were placed on an open dike across the marsh, theothers were in groves and she1terbe1ts at refuge headquarters. The she1ter-belts consisted of Russian olive, Siberian pea, honeysuckle and native juni-per, with a few poplar and green ash, Trees near the bUildings were mostlygreen ash, boxe1der, American elm, spruce and cottonwood with p1antings ofshrubs here and there.

Nets were in operation from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. except during showers and wind.Dike nets were not operated during heat of midday which reached a maximum of98 degrees. The Gamme11s netted a total of 3611 birds, and were assisted byRussell Rytter and Mary Kra1jic. Mrs. Gammell notes "There were no raritiesbut 'YTe were surprised at the number of Yellow Warblers, 1120."

Col. and Mrs. Charles H. Snyder chose a location on East Plum Creek (tributaryof the South Platte River), one-half mile south of Sedalia, Douglas County, Col-orado for their OR station. There were two types of habitat, open areas andquite dense thickets with an abundant supply of wild fruit. Tall trees includ-ed cottonwood, elm, box elder and a few ponderosa pines. Scrub oaks were ofmedium height, while low growth consisted of native hawthorn, chokecherry, plum,wild rose and woodbine. There were a few willows along the stream bed.

The Snyders banded on 19 days between September 1 and 30, and on 9 days betweenOctober 4 and 15, using 5 nets. Since their area was some twenty miles fromtheir home early morning and late afternoon banding were impossible for them,though these are usually the most productive periods of the day. Their totalof 528 banded birds included such rarities as Philadelphia Vireo, Barula War-bler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Scarlet Tanager and White-throated Sparrow.

The Sullivan Ranch, five miles east of Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, wasthe OR location of Mrs. :Berene Sullivan. Three nets were used within an areaabout one block square in garden and yard, surrounded on three sides by farmland and on the fourth by a wet, swampy meadow. Water flows in a small ditchthrough the banding area and one net placed across this ditch proved most suc-cessful. Trees and shrubs included pine, spruce, juniper, boxe1der, locust,sumac, chokecherry, elderberry and plum. There was a bountiful supply of seedsand grain and since spraying was kept to a minimum insects were plentiful.

Mrs. Sullivan, assisted by her husband, Mr. W. C. Sullivan, banded from Septem-ber 12 to 30 and through the entire month of October for a total of 50 days.During this period 329 birds were banded including such rarities as Bay-breastedWarbler, Northern Waterthrush, Indigo Bunting and Swamp Sparrow. Mrs. Sulli-van writes "During the OR program the weather was open and seeds in nearbyfields were abundant. Birds were far more numerous than the number nettedwould indicate."

My station at Lykin's Gulch eight miles west of Longmont, Boulder County, Colo-rado has been previously described in these pages (vol. 38, no. 3). Five netswere operated August 15 to 31, with 200 birds banded, and October 1 to 18 with837 birds banded. Only the Winter Wren was considered rare.

At my station in Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County.,Colorado, described in an earlier article (vol. 38, no. 4) a maximum of ninenets were in operation for 24 days, September 4 to 27 inclusive, with 1364 band-ed birds. Because of wind nets were not usually in use through the middle partof the day. Regarded as rarities were Tennessee, Nashville, Magnolia and PalmWarblers.

Analogous effects of passage of weather fronts on .these five OR stations aresingularly difficult to detect. Such factors as wind direction and velocity,temperature, cloud conditions and precipitation certainly played a part in band-ing success at individual stations, but only rarely were two or more stationssimilarly affected.

A cold front from the northwest accompanied by scattered showers enteredColo-rado on August 12, followed by a ],0 to 15 degree drop in temperature. This wasreflected at the Longmont station on August 15 where a per net-hour average of1.4 birds was recorded. The Lower Souris station with clear to partly cloudyconditions showed no increase during the period. No other stations were openduring August 0 A rather weak Pacific front on August 16 produced light rain-fall at Lower Souris two days later, and the net hour average nearly doubledon the 18th. August 19 was one of the Gammell's best days with an average of1.3 birds per net hour, and banding continued good the following five days.During this period results were also good at the Longmont station.

A slow and indefinite Pacific cold front moved across Montana on August 19 andfinally reached Colorado on the 24th. A low netting average at the two stationsfollowed this front, with showers in both areas on the 26th reducing activityof birds and banders. But a similar situation occurring August 24 through the28th produced excellent banding at both stations on the 30th and 31st, with anotable increase at Lower Souris in flycatchers, swallows and warblers.

On August 31 and September 1 a low pressure trough formed east of the Rockies,moving eastward into the plains by September 2. The Lower Souris station en-joyed good netting on the two final days of operation, September 2 and 3. Atthe Moraine Park station (opened September 4) banding was very good through the7th when the per net-hour average climbed to 1.5 birds.

Three Canadian cold fronts pushed southward across eastern Montana and north-east Wyoming between September 6 and 11, with only the last of these reachinginto northeast Colorado. The Sedalia station, now open, had two good days onthe 11th and 12th, while banding at Moraine Park was very good on those datesand also on the 13th with the greatest increase noted in fringillids, especial-ly Chipping Sparrows (91 banded on that date).

During the period of September 13-20 a series of Pacific cold fronts movedthrough the Rocky Mountain states with some shower activity. The Sullivan sta-tion reported two satisfactory days of netting on September 18 and 19, whilegood averages were maintained at the Moraine Park station thrOUgh the entireweek of September 15-21. No banding was carried on at Sedalia that week.

A decline in activity was noted at Moraine Park and Sullivan's on September 22and 23, while the Snyders had two very good days of banding at Sedalia, includ-ing a flock of 14 Lesser Goldfinches. The Pacific front of September 23-24brought numbers of Gray-headed Juncos to the Moraine Park station and was

probably responsible in part for continued good banding through the 27th whenthe station was closed.

A Canadian cold front on September 27-48 moved across the area bringing 15degrees of cooling and an influx of White-crowned Sparrows to the Longmont Sta-tion which was reopened on October 1. Perhaps because of the plentiful supplyof food in surrounding fields no comparable increase in this species was notedat the Sullivan station 12 miles away. At Sedalia only 6 White-crowns werebanded during 28 days of operation, none at Lower Souris. Over 500 were band-ed at Lykin's Gulch in 16 days.

A Canadian front of October 4-7 became inactive before reaching Colorado. Dur-ing this period netting averages declined at the Sullivan station but held upwell at Sedalia and Longmont. A low pressure area with very weak cold frontmoving down behind it reached Colorado on October 9 and 10. The Longmont sta-tion held steady, Sullivan's showed an increase, Sedalis was not open. On the12th a Pacific cold front oriented north to south moved in slowly and brought84 White-crowns to the Longmont station, apparently just ahead of the front(only 12 banded on the preceding day). No comparable increase on any specieswas reported from the other stations.

Only the Sullivan station remained open when a low developed over Coloradoand a high moved southward out of Montana on October 19, resulting in scatteredshowers on the 19th and 20th, and giving Mrs. Sullivan one of her best days ofbanding.

An approach such as this to the effects of weather on migration is admittedlysuperficial. Some of these fall storms cover an immense area and a handful ofbanders can reflect only a very small part of the total picture~ With the ex-ception of Lower Souris the stations were small and used few nets, and each wasmanned by only one or two persons. As Mrs. Sullivan has noted, there are oftenmany more birds in a given area than banding results would indicate.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL. CHAPl'ER OFWESTEIlliBIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION AT WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,

,BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, April 4, 1964

The meeting was called to order by Mr. C. H. Channing, President, Minutes andthe Treasurer's report were read by the Secretary, and approved.

Correspondence was read and approved. In business arising therefrom, the fol-lowing appointments by the Executive Board of WBBA of California were announced:Mr. R. W. (Wayne) Campbell, Burnaby, B. C. as Regional Director, and J. G. Sarlesas First Vice-President. These positions will continue until the annual meet-ing ofWBBA in May, 1964 near Sonoma, California, in the area of the Valley ofthe Moon at Glen Ellen. Mr. Channing will serve on the Nominating Committee.

In reports from members, Mrs. Kline said that interests are endeavoring toacquire Lake Terrell Game Reserve near Blaine, Washington for an aquatic re-creation resort. It was suggested that our chapter might join with wildlifeand other groups in pressing to continue the area as a Game Reserve.

Mr. Channing reviewed publications and articles of interest including the"Eastern Bird Banding Association," "Birds in relation to anthropod virusesin Trinidad,fl and "The Quiet Crises" by Secretary of the Interior Udall, whichcarries an introduction by the late President John Kennedy.

Members were urged by Mr. Channing to use every opportunity to speak to adultclubs and organizations, youth and Scout groups to widen the message ofConservation.

Dr. Howard Wilson discussed Operation Recovery and invited members to join ina Glaucous-winged Gull banding trip to Lopez and Protection Islands on July 11.

The Secretary discussed the article in our Constitution on dual membership inWestern Bird Banding Association with the PIC. Members of this Chapter whoare not subscribers to WBBA were asked to kindly forward their Active and Sus-taining dues for 1964 to Mr. T. Balch.

Plans for the colour-marking of Glaucous-winged Gulls in British Columbia thisyear were outlined, and that the project is being undertaken in conjunctionwith the problems of "bird strikes on aircraft."

In the afternoon, Mr. WilliamM. Hughes reported upon his work at the VancouverInternational Airport. Everything possible is being done, he said, to reducehabitat which attracts birds, and to discourage them from using the Airport.For example, as opposed to destroying species, he described the successful trap-ping, banding and removal to other areas over a three-month period of a totalof 30 Short-eared Owls and 14 Barn Owls. None of these banded individuals havesince returned to the area.

Mr. Hughes also mentioned a very interesting band-recovery of a "Buzzard" (Buteobuteo) in Alberta. A published report is to follow.

Mr. Channing demonstrated and discussed the use of an experimental predatortrap. After upward of 15 field test variations, it had successfully takenAccipiter Cooperii and other predators. It works with the use of live pigeonas lure in a retaining cage within the trap. The entrance is through a trapdoor triggered by black nylon fish line. It is a very ingenuous development,which Mr. Channing claims is a great improvement over the use of the Bal Chatriand Verbail Pole traps.

Mr. Dick Peterson of Issaquaj Washington showed his fine specimen of Falcomexicanus, and through the courtesy of Mr. Peterson, members enjoyed seeinghis 16 nnn technicolor film entitled "Nature's Birds of Prey." The film showedsome excellent 'on the scene shots' of different species of the predators atnest sites, capturing prey, and being flown by the falconer.

Members and guests were: Mr. C. H. Channing, Mr. R. W. Campbell, Mr. AlanEggleston, Mr. George Garlick, Mr. William M. HUghes, Mr. Ken Kennedy, Mr. &Mrs. C. L. Kline, Mr. Dick Peterson, Miss R. Ross, Mr. J. G. sarles, Mrs. ZellaSchultz and Raymond, Mr. Terry Wahl and Dr. & Mrs. Howard Wilson.

CHARLESFELTES,437 Myrtle Avenue, Modesto, California, writes of an excitingrecovery~ "I mentioned previously recovering a PINESISKINbearing bandnum-ber 29-69092. The necesse.ry forms were madeout and sent to the Fish andWildlife Service. The answer and details stunned me; it had been banded byMr. C. H.Richards at his station in Toronto, Ontario on March 24, 1963. Icaptured it three times, viz. Feb. 14, 16, and 17, 1964. Since the last re-capture it has not returned, and I amhoping that it is on its wayback toToronto, and that Richards will recapture it. Wouldn't that be one for thebooks!

This is one ofrrry Oscars, and it has taken me 33 years to get it. Here aresome of the statistics of the flight based on airline miles to Toronto Which,of course, was probably not the line of flight taken; there must have been manydeviations: Modestoto Toronto, via United Air Lines is 2286 miles. This is12,070,080 feet or 144,840,960 inches. The average Pine Siskin is ~ incheslong (I have measured a lot of them). Consequently this bird flew a minimumof32,184,658 times its ownlength to get to Modesto.

From Japan comesan Asian Bird Bander's Manual compiled by Dr. H. ElliotMcClure to aid in the expanding bird banding program that he has spearheadedin the Far East. He writes that he nowhas teams in Malaya, Thailand, Philip-pines, Taiwan, Korea and Jap:tn.

The manual consists of 113 plges beginning with a bander's code of ethics andending with a list of suggested band sizes for Asian birds. In between arechapters on trap types, trapping and netting techniques, collecting and preserv-ing specimens, ectoparisites and record keeping. For the section on trap de-signs Dr. McClurehas drawn on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bander'sManual as well as the various banding association publications. What is novelhere is the application of someof our familiar trapping methods to such exoticsas babblers barbets, bea eaters, etc., and such practices as setting nets amongthe wild bananas.

Perhaps the most interesting of all are references to Dr. McClure'S ownexper-iences and those of the Jap:tnese netters whoare really old hands at capturingbirds. All together it is an excellent manual containing everything that isnecessary to enable a beginning bander to do an effective job. Our complimentsto Dr. McClure. (Dr. McClure's address is: Migratory Animals Pathological Sur-vey, AP0323, Box 6119, San Francisco, California).

The tabulation in the annual report of birds banded (April issue) contained thefollowing errors: 66 BAND-TAILEDPIGEONSfrom Idaho-Montana. Delete the fig-ure66; none was banded. The Nevada-utah figure for BROWN-HEADEDCOWBIRDSwasshownas 40; it should be 140 and the total figure for cowbirds should be in-creased by 100 to 216. The 26 TREESPARROWSshown\Ulder Nevada-Utah should beunder Wyoming-Colorado.

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WESTERN BIRD BANDERA QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE W,ESTERN BIRD· BANDING ASSOCIATION

ABOUT GREEN, YELLOW, BROWN AND WHITE PELICANS .....HUMMINGBIRD BANDING ON THE WEST COAST by Paul W. Colburn .NEWS FROM THE BIRD BANDERS. . . . . .. . . . . • . . .FEEDING HABITS OF CROWNED SPARROWS by Raymond J. MarshSOME BIRD BANDING NOTES by Louis M. Moos ....

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Address all correspondence for the Western Bird Bander to William K. Kirsher,Editor, 340 Elm Street, Menlo Park, California. Membership correspondenceshould go to Tom Balch, Box 94, Glenn, California.

During the past several weeks the southern part of San Francisco Bay has har-bored as many as 800 Pelicans, most of them White, but a few among them exhibit-ing a most un-pelican like coloring. We have seen or had reports of seven non-white pelicans,three yellow, two green and two brown (not to be confused withthe Brown pelican species). Even more startling, one of the brown birds traileda red streamer from the baCk of its head.

Come to find out these peculiar 'pelicans represent the handiwork of James O.Keith, Research Biologist for the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, Uni-versity of California at Davis, who writes~

"Young white pelicans at three separate nesting colonies have been color-marked again this year to further document pelican movements in relationto their exposure to pesticides. At Lower Klamath National Wildlife Re-fuge, 51 pelicans were colored yellow on July 15 while at Clear LakeNational Wildlife Refuge on July 16, 60 birds were colored brown and onAugust 4, 103 birds were dyed green at Anaho Island, Pyramid Lake, Nevada,.This work is being conducted in cooperation with the Tule Lake and Still-water National Wildlife Refuges.

Studies of pelican movements through color-marking are being continued in1964 to find if young birds follow similar migration patterns each year.It is also hoped that another year's records will further clarify the vari-ation in movements between colonies. An additional technique was used tomark birds this year on an experimental basis. Three plastic streamers,12 inches long and 1 inch wide, were riveted to a stainless steel safetypin, which was then attached to the loose skin at the back of the pelican'shead. Orange streamers were placed on 17 yellow birds at Lower KlamathNational Wildlife Refuge, red s':;reamerswere attached to 38 brown birds at

Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge and 12 green birds were fitted withblue-green streamers at Anaho Island. These markers will perhaps per-sistlonger than colors used to dye feathers and may, therefore, givefurther information on the movements of young birds as they mature.

The success of studies of this nature is dependent upon the reports ofinterested persons who see marked birds. In 1963 a great deal of infor-mation was reported and this cooperation was certainly appreciated. Thereporting of the following information on birds seen this year wouldagain be most helpful; number of marke~ pelicans, colors observed on thebirds, number of total pelicans seen and any unusual observations ofsocial behavior or activity of marked birds. If a flock with markedbirds remains for a period of time in an area this information, if re-ported, would help in defining the relative use of the area by pelicans.This, of course, is the ultimate objective of this work. Thanks foryour help."

We have been hearing some glowing reports of the effectiveness of the Glenhaventraps, particularly the Everset Sparrow trap. This trap was designed to re-duce the population of House sparrows. A quotation from their brochure: "The i

young sparrows that hatch during the summer months roam the cormrnmity in size-able flocks, and, unlike their wary, trap-shy old parents, they have no senseof self-preservation. This is the time of year (summer) to effectively reducethe sparrow population. Most of us wait until we see the pests usurping ourwinter feeding stations.

This new Glenhaven Sparrow trap was designed, developed and tested for trappingthese youngsters in sizeable numbers during the first ninety days of their younglives. During this period young spar~ows are inquisitive, and, with one oftheir number kept in the trap for a live decoy, they will follow one another un-til the whole flock is wiped out. In a few days another flock will move in from'surrounding areas, and by October this trap will have cleaned out a sizeablearea of sparrows. ';'

The Glenhaven people offer several other kinds of traps, all of which appear tobe well made and reasonably priced. They will also make traps to customer speci-fications. Their address: Russel S. Davis, GlenhavenFarm, Clayton, Illinois62324.

For years the answers to many important questions concerning the natural his-tory of hummingbirds have been based on estimates and conjecture. Even withthe fine work done recently by Greenwalt in North and South America and that ofDr. Ruschi in Brazil, we do not have positive answers to inquiries concerningthe migratory pattern, the longevity and other activities of hummingbirds hereon the West Coast. There are six species of hummingbirds to be found here.One, the Anna's is a year-round resident bird. The other five are migratory.All of them pass through our Sanctuary feeding station here except the 'residentbird which is here the year 'round. The Anna's and the Black-chinned nest herein Southern California. We have been observing these birds here for many yearsbut have always felt a great deal more could be learned about them if we had acoordinated system of banding in operation. Now this is being done.

Since June 15, 1964, we have been banding hummers here at this sanctuary inModjeska Canyon, Orange County, California. This has been made possible by thedesign of a new band developed by Don Bleitz and Bill Kirsher. These two gen-tlemen experimented in this field by trimming down the size "0" band of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service. But from their experience and observations they con-cluded it was too cumbersome and risky to be used on any of native hummingbirds.This led to research which brought tpe new band into existence. These bands areclassified as the X series. They are fabricated of anodized aluminum and thenumbers are applied by a micro-photo process which is quite enduring. They are

·so light it would require an analytical balance to weigh one.

These X bandS come in three sizes. X is the larger, it measures .07" ID andcan be used on kinglets and warblers if desired. They were designed for theRivoli and Blue-throated hummingbirds which are "accidental" in California.Next in size is the XA band which measures .06" ID. This is used on our largerhummer, the Anna's. The XB, .05" ID is used on the Calliope and the Black-chinned hummingbird. Manicure tweezers are necessary to handle these minutebands.

Thanks to Don Bleitz and the Bleitz Wildlife Foundation, these bands have beenfurnished to us in any quantity we require. The bulk of the work has fallen toour young friend Ron Pinkston of 12221 Peacock Court #5, Garden Grove, Califor-nia. Ron is a student of Natural Science at Long Beach State College. He hasbeen banding other types of birds here at the Sanctuary for a number of years.

Catching the hummingbirds appeared to present a very difficult task. We hasseen plans for a most complicated and intricate device which we despaired ofbeing able to copy. We then wrote to Don Bleitz and he replied as follows,"I designed and built hummingbird traps which worked quite satisfactorily. Theywere described in the "Western Bird Bander" some years ago. However, the mostefficient way of catching huIDmingbirds, really, is with the one-inch stretched30 d/2 ply mist net. These properly set will capture large numbers of hummers.It is sometimes necessary to scare hummers into them for their very sharp eyesquickly discover where they have been placed."

On that exciting day in June this year, Ron banded 18 hummers. These included1 Costa's, 5 Black-chinned and 12 Anna's. This was marked down as a milestone

Since the inception of this program Ron has banded over 250 hummingbirds here.During these four months of his operations Ron has captured only four hunnnerswith bands on. This means that 246 were unique. As 175 of these were our resi-dent bird, Anna's, we calculate our resident population as well over 350 birds.

Now in order to make the most effective use of this program we need the help ofother banders, both north and south on this Pacific Flyway. Only in this waycan we add to our knowledge of these tiny jewels. Many of you know this Sanctu-ary is open every day of the year without admission charge. We would be happyto share our experience and knowledge so far gained with anyone able to comehere for a visit. Also we would appreciate reports of any banded hummingbird en-countered here on the West Coast. This would be in addition to your formal re-port to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Laurel, Maryland.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Snyder, write about House finches: "During the period Nov.23, 1963 through Mar. 9, 1964, we banded 589 House finches at our back yardbanding station at 161 Del Mar Circle, Aurora, Colorado. Of this number 32 hadinjuries, growths, or sores." (Most of the birds listed had damaged feet andlegs; others had growths about the head. Ed.)

Beginning in 1951 and continuing through 1958 more than 20,000 Cliff swallowswere banded in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, by Mayhew, Steele, Kir-sher, et ale Recently Bruce Swinehart, 5512 Valhalla Drive, Carmichael, Cali-fornia revisited two of the colonies that had been regularly worked, andcaptured a number of birds of venerable age, including four more birds that areat least nine years old. (This makes a total of five 9-year olds; four bandedby the late Paul Steele, and one by Kirsher.)

1. An Orange-crowned warbler, banded at Santa Cruz, Calif., Feb. 20, 1963,was taken at Isla de la Piedra, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Dec. 12, 1963.

2. An immature Robin banded at Clataskanie, Oregon, Aug. 26, 1963, wastaken at Longview, Washington in April, 1964, and-

Two successive years netting at Clatskanie, Oregon during the nesting seasonyielded returns on six species. Swainson's thrush (4), Song sparrow (2),,Trail's flycatcher, Violet-green swallow, Rufous sided towhee, and White-crowned sparrow.

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lTheconcept of temperature affecting the feeding habit s of birds has recently beenof interest to experimental and field ornithologists. The results of these in-vestigations maybe of interest to the bird bander using baited traps for captureof bitds and perhaps maketheir banding efforts moreprofitable. Verbeek (l964,Condor, 66:70-74) ina study of the Brewerblackbird (Euphaguscyanocephalus) re-ported a definite and precise correlation betweenthe environmental temperatureand feeding activity. He observed wintering birds exposed to low ambient temper-atures and discovered that feeding activity was high on relatively cold days andthat feeding decreased 'When.the temperature increased.

In this study, the field approach,has been used to gather data about the tempera-ture vs. feeding frequency relationship in the White and Golden-crownedsp:Lrrows(Zonotrichia leucophrys andatricapilla) Wintering in the vicinity of San Jose,California. The study was carried out on the LoBouranch in the foothills five'miles northeast of the city. The mixedflocks of sp:Lrrowswere feeding in andadjacent to a prickly pear orchard. The Pears served as perching areas during thenon-feeding periods. The feeding area was baited With chick scratch prior to eachobservation. Feeding activity was then observed With a 20-PQWerspotting scopefrom a convenient position 250 feet away.

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a one-minute basis and data was collected on all birds feeding within the area.All recordin~s were based on feeding activity; other activities, such as perch-ings, preening or chases by predators were not considered in the study.

TemperatUres were taken at the study area during the observation periods ofMar. 31, Apr. 7 and 17 and were correlated to daily temperature sunrmaries pre-pared at Sa:q.Jose weather station, San Jose, California.

The figure (A) shows the trend of the maximum daily temperature for three daysprece(ling eac;h,observation period. The figure (B) shows the total bird-minutesper hour for feeding activity in each of the six observation periods. Thegraph also i!?cludes the inverse trend of the maximum dally temperature for threedays precedi~g the observation period.

The number of birds feeding in the area mul~iplied by the number of minutes infeeding activity for any given hour of observation defines bird-minutes per hour.

On Feb. 26, the birds spent 378 bird-minutes per hour feeding and the tempera-ture over the previous three days decreased from 73° to 58° F. On Mar. 5, 229bird-minutes per hour were spent feeding. This decrease was the result of atemperature increase from 55° to 66° F. On Mar. 27, a greater temperature in-crease· from 63° to 75° F. resulted in a feeding decrease to 116 bird-minutes perhour. Prior to the observation period of Mar. 31, the temperature decreasedfrom 76° to 57° F. and as a result the calculated feeding time increased overthe previous observation to 254 bird-minutes per hour. On Apr. 7 bird-minutesper hour decreased to 229 after a rise in the ambient temperature from 62° to7~0 F. On the last day of observation, Apr. 17, only 36 bird-minutes per hourwere spent feeding. This value is extremely low, but not surprising becausefive days prior to the observation period the temperature increased from 79° to87° F. Although the temperature of the two days innnediately preceding the ob-servation period was decreasing rapidly, it is thought that the birds could notadapt to the cooler temperature trend after the high 87° which they experiencedbefore the rapid drop. This resulted in an extremely low bird-minute total cal-culated for this period. This low bird-minute value might also be attributed tothe fact that most of the birds had left for the breeding grounds.

Although my sample is small, there seems to be a significant correlation betweentemperature trend and the feeding activity calculated for each observationperiod. At low environmental temperature a greater number of birds spent moretime in the feeding area than at higher environmental temperatures. King (1964,Compo BioChem~ Physiol., 12:13-24) reported that the White-crowned sparrow(Zonotrichia'leucophrys) required more energy for thermo-regulation below theminimum thermoneutral temperature of 73° F. Feeding activity increased be-cause of the increased energy demand for thermal regulation below this temper-ature.

Other variables are present but the success of the Zonotrichia bander captur-ing birds with baited maze traps, drop traps, or drop nets might be more fruit-ful on cool days following a progressively decreasing warm period. This studyindicates larger populations using the baited area on cool days and correspond-ingly, larger,numbers of birds would be trappe~ during these periods.

I wish to acknowledge Dr. L. R. Mewaldt, Professor of Biology, San Jose StateCollege, for his suggestions and advice in carrying out this project.

There is perhaps no manwith more man-hours of active bird banding than EmersonStoner. Emersonwas born in 1892. By1906 his keen interest in birds had foundan outlet that was customary for thatperiod, collecting eggs. Later he begancollecting bird skins for study specimens,and aver the years he has mademanyvalu-able contributions to the study collec-tions of scientific museums. He had a re-markable homemuseumof his ownconsistingof an extensive egg collection, manyexcellent bird skins and a variety of otherzoological specimens attesting to the broadspan of his interests.

Mr. Stoner started banding in 1921, and in1926 he helped organize the Western BirdBandingAssociation, later becomingpresi-dent. He has continued to this time to

Of the more than 11,000 'birds he has banded probably his stand-out r.ecord is thatof a Hornedowl banded as a nestling, and shot by a hunter 12 years and 8 monthslater. Today, after more than 40 years of banding, Emersonis still one of ourmost active banders. At present he is concentrating on a Cedar waxwingstudy thathas entailed, to date, the capture of more than 4,000 birds.

Conrad, Montana - June 27, 1964

Ray Somersand I checked the gull colony at Arod Lake today to see if there wereany gulls large enough to band. The numberof adults in the area was small, per-haps not aver 100-150. The Ring-billed gulls were,nesting, but there were no gullslarge enoughto band. Only a dozen nests were located and a few young. Theywerelocated on the high part of the island in the more grassy area, which was theirusual nesting place. Weedson the other end of the island had grownvery tall,and only a couple dozen California gulls were in the vicinity of the island. Oneold nest was located, but it did, not look as though it had produced any youngbirds. Five or six duck nests were located on the island, and one Sandpiper nestwas found. Why the gulls nest heavily on these islands one year and then very fewnests the following year is difficult to tell.

Freezeout Lake - June 27, 1964I started banding the gulls at Freezeout this afternoon. The banding had beenscheduled for two weeks previous; however, due to the high water in this IBrt ofthe country, it was impossible to carry out the banding operations at that time.The heavy rains in the area caused water to back up in the lake and run from themarsh areas into the lake area instead of the marsh area water level being con-trolled from the main lake. The colony of Franklin gulls which nested in themarsh had been flooded over to a depth of several feet. Consequently, most ofthese nests were lost. other small birds which nested around the area wereflooded out, too. We did reach one of the man-made islands where last year webanded several hundred gulls and banded about 50. The gulls were large enough sothat most of them took off from the island and swam out onto the water.

On June 28, 1964, Mr. Carry Consten assisted me and we went out to the large is-land where the majority of the gulls were nesting. Water had risen in the lakeand much of the island had disappeared. Weeds which grew last year were nowstanding in a foot of water. The long sandy area where Terns were nesting in 1963now was covered with a foot or more of water.

As we approached the island, we again located the place where the Ring-billedgulls were nesting and they were bunched at one end of the island. In order notto mix species, we by-passed these birds and entered the island at a point beyondwhere the Ring-billed gulls were located. We then banded away from this area inorder not to mix the Ring-billed with the California gulls.

There were lots of young gulls. It is difficult to tell whether there were lessthan last year. The birds all were much larger than last year, and two weeksprevious it would have been the ideal time to band the young. Many of the younggulls took off onto the water. We tried to chase them onto the island, but theywould cross the island and go off on the other side. We banded for about fivehours and banded a few over 500 young gulls. Had we been there two weeks earlierand the water conditions right, I am certain we could have banded several thousand.

We located several duck nests, coot nests, and Xellow-headed blackbird nests inthe area. One young Gadwall duck was banded. No young coots were observed. Oneyoung Avocet was seen near the shore, and it was banded. Several others werenoted, but they could not be caught. Very few young birds were noted around thelake. Several broods of young waterfowl were observed, but no young Franklingulls or Grebes. No large Grebe colony was found as existed in 1963 and the pre-vious years. A small colony of Black Terns was observed nesting. Their nestswere built on debris which had been left as the high water receded. ApIBrentlythey had been nesting before and the nests were flooded out. The flooding situ-ation was detrimental to the waterfowl and other birds and many nests were destroyed.

Band numbers 605-82301 to 816, with the exception of 600, were used for gulls thisyear. The Gadwell has number 605-82600. The Curlew banded has number 544-17659.

WESTERN BIRD BANDER340 ELM STREET

MENLO PARK, CALI FORNIA