Spring 2002 Data From
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory

A Very Busy Spring!

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The twenty most common species banded at Thunder Cape in spring 2002.
With comparative numbers from 2001 and 2000.
Overall ranking 1992-2001 in parentheses.

2002 Rank	Species	2002	2001	2000
1	Slate-colored Junco (8)	1172	11	0
2	Black-capped Chickadee (64)	639	4	4
3	Chipping Sparrow (1)	436	306	242
4	Blue Jay (7)	290	35	23
5	Myrtle Warbler (5)	255	78	33
6	White-throated Sparrow (12)	142	16	44
7	Pine Siskin (2)	138	580	13
8	Nashville Warbler (9)	129	16	27
9	American Redstart (6)	103	80	71
10	Magnolia Warbler (10)	73	26	33
11	Western Palm Warbler (13)	50	29	22
12	American Goldfinch (34)	48	25	15
13	Chestnut-sided Warbler (16)	46	11	13
14	Savannah Sparrow (15)	43	26	39
15	Ovenbird (24)	43	22	6
16	Hermit Thrush (49)	42	2	3
17	Swamp Sparrow (22)	41	15	13
18	Purple Finch (14)	40	76	4
19	Song Sparrow (18)	40	14	17
20	Black-throated Green Warbler (21)	39	26	17

The spring of 2002 was the busiest in the history of Thunder Cape Bird Observatory. 86 species and 4486 individual birds were banded. Five species had not previously been banded at the Cape in the spring. Monitoring began on April 29th.

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Spring 2002 Highlights:

Northern Goshawk banded May 28 - first spring capture
American Woodcock displaying near the tower on 5 days
Ruddy Turnstone, 2 observed May 30
Whip-poor-will heard singing May 29
Purple Martin observed May 22
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen June 1
Baltimore Oriole, 13 banded
Indigo Bunting, 18 banded
Golden-winged Warbler male banded May 28
Connecticut Warbler heard singing and observed May 11
Sage Thrasher banded May 15
Wood Thrush heard singing May 22
Eastern Towhee heard singing May 19

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