Wednesday, September 25th was our last day of banding operation for 2019. We were lucky to finish with golden weather and fantastic help.
We had a fabulous year with over 2,000 total captures; 1,727 were newly banded birds and 29 were returning (birds banded in a previous year). We had one newly banded species for the station, the Spotted Sandpiper, and our "rarest" species banded this year was the Western Palm Warbler.
Our top species captured:
1. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle subspecies)
2. Orange-crowned Warbler
3. Swainson's Thrush
4. Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-color morph)
5. Lincoln's Sparrow
Our 2019 season wouldn't have been possible without our crew of over 55 volunteers, 2 interns, 3 apprentices who helped with everything from running the station, educating visitors and ensuring there were tasty-morning-treats to get us through the day!
We are ever thankful for the generous support of our Adopt-A-Net Sponsors:
ABR Inc.
ExxonMobil
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Fairbanks Hotel-Motel Discretionary Fund
The Usibelli Foundation
Martha Hanlon Architects
North Pole Physical Therapy
Curtis Thorgaard
Randy Meyers
Camp Denali
Alaska Feed Company
Arctic Audubon
Kinross Ft. Knox
Michelle and Bryce Lake
Design Alaska
Alaska USA
Design Alaska
Alaska USA
Spirit of Alaska FCU
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