Fall 2004 Data From
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory

The twenty most common species banded at Thunder Cape
in the fall of 2004, with comparative totals.

2004
Rank Species
Overall rank fall 1991-2003
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1 Slate-colored Junco (2) 886 487 139 762 100
2 Black-capped Chickadee (1) 545 1143 111 2602 146
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet (11) 485 117 383 196 87
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (20) 218 59 103 54 61
5 American Tree Sparrow (18) 196 171 57 204 30
6 Nashville Warbler (12) 189 171 96 75 40
7 Myrtle Warbler (7) 184 344 161 81 38
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch (13) 170 144 19 44 30
9 Tennessee Warbler (8) 148 397 199 52 114
10 Northern Saw-whet Owl (3) 137 573 413 285 350
11 Western Palm Warbler (6) 133 380 195 168 36
12 Brown Creeper (17) 119 129 144 126 90
13 Swainson's Thrush (9) 117 273 65 64 51
14 Savannah Sparrow (10) 102 204 192 187 59
15 Sharp-shinned Hawk (4) 94 203 119 150 120
16 American Redstart (5) 91 253 217 245 140
17 Chipping Sparrow (19) 86 74 127 60 13
18 Blackpoll Warbler (28) 85 104 36 35 14
19 Blue Jay (35) 83 90 41 32 17
20 Magnolia Warbler (15) 64 820 68 94 56

2004 Rank	Species Overall rank fall 1991-2003	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
1	Slate-colored Junco (2)	886	487	139	762	100
2	Black-capped Chickadee (1)	545	1143	111	2602	146
3	Golden-crowned Kinglet (11)	485	117	383	196	87
4	Ruby-crowned Kinglet (20)	218	59	103	54	61
5	American Tree Sparrow (18)	196	171	57	204	30
6	Nashville Warbler (12)	189	171	96	75	40
7	Myrtle Warbler (7)	184	344	161	81	38
8	Red-breasted Nuthatch (13)	170	144	19	44	30
9	Tennessee Warbler (8)	148	397	199	52	114
10	Northern Saw-whet Owl (3)	137	573	413	285	350
11	Western Palm Warbler (6)	133	380	195	168	36
12	Brown Creeper (17)	119	129	144	126	90
13	Swainson's Thrush (9)	117	273	65	64	51
14	Savannah Sparrow (10)	102	204	192	187	59
15	Sharp-shinned Hawk (4)	94	203	119	150	120
16	American Redstart (5)	91	253	217	245	140
17	Chipping Sparrow (19)	86	74	127	60	13
18	Blackpoll Warbler (28)	85	104	36	35	14
19	Blue Jay (35)	83	90	41	32	17
20	Magnolia Warbler (15)	64	820	68	94	56

by John Woodcock
Fall migration monitoring began on August 1 and ended on October 29. Banding totals of a number of species tended to be higher than average> woodpeckers, thrush, shrike, chickadees, creepers, nuthatches, Horned Lark, Blackpoll and Wilson's Warbler.
Banding totals of other species tended to be lower than average: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl, flycatchers, vireos and other species of warbler. With respect to all previous seasons' totals this fall was about average with 5,333 birds banded on 92 species/forms.

Fall 2004 Highlights

Lesser Snow Goose - first ever banded in the fall on Sept. 29
White-eyed Vireo - first fall banding at the Cape, Oct. 21
American Woodcock - banded on Oct. 21
Cooper's Hawk - 4th bird banded at TCBO
Great Grey Owl - 2 observed near the end of October
Conneticut Warbler - banded
Indigo Bunting - late banding Oct. 23

Notable events:
White-breasted Nuthatch - none detected
Redhead - small numbers flying with scaup early in October
Harlequin Duck - 2 observed, one photographed

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Fall 2004 Data From Thunder Cape Bird Observatory

Fall 2004 Highlights

Fall 2004 Data From
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory