18 EBBA Nel•7S -, Vol. 29, No. 1

N2:1,,1 PUBLICATION - Ontario Bird Banding

Patricia Woodford (Mrs. J.), Secretary of the Ontario Bird Banding

Association, writes:

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19 OPERATION RECOVERY, NORTH OCEAN CITY, MD.

By Gladys Hix Cole

T}J.anks to the developer of Caine Keys at North Oc.ean City, Md., ~.e were able to use the undeveloped part o:£ our old station. This made a greater concentration of nets and the banding shelter was se t up

The Ontario Bird Banding Association, which 'Was fonned in 1956 to under the pines. The station opened a week later than usual. Septem ber coordinate banding activities in Ontario, has been opera.ting the wng and October were mild months with rainfall below normal for the period, Point and Point Pelee :ai rd Observatories, as well as other banding and the IllOsquitoes 'Were as hungry as ever. Some ne1.7 an:i interesting stations for several years. projects were added to our usual processing this year.

Thi s year a new publication called Ontario ~ Banding ha s been Dr. Rexford lord from the U. S. Public Health Service collected started . As many of your members are interested in banding activities over 100 blood specimens from netted birds to make a study of encephalitis. beyond their own area and have cooperated 1·1i th members of the O. B .B ,A• He was as thoughtful and considerate of each bird as he would have been of in the past , it is hoped that some of them might b e interested in sub- ~ person. The birds suffered no ill effects as we found them in good s cribing to this ne'W periodical which is published quarterly . Membershi p condition when re .. trapped in the following days. in the organization , which includes a subscription to Ontario Bird Bandi can be obtained from the secretary a t 76 Glent,;iorth Road, 4illowdale, Ontario , Canada for four dollars ($4.00) per year .

--23-fiAR-OLD CORMORANT by Joseph H. Cadbury

The follo,-li:ng record may be of interest to ZBBA Nevis readers:

Double-crested Cormorant #418-07815 banded July 14, 1941 at Little L~gg Rock, Huscongus Bay, Haine.

2:ntangled in net Summer 1964 at Lineken Neck Haine -- reported by S . H. Stebbins, ','all Point, Boothbay Harbor, Haine. (Lineken Neck is approximately 9 miles west of Little Egg Rock.)

This is undoubtedly the oldest recovery for a Cormorant, although I have two 17-year-old birds.

1 08 1//. Phil-Zllena St. , Philadelphia, Pa• 1 9119

We also collected many of the tiny ticks that occur in the ears and about the heads of so many of the birds that feed on or near the ground. ~ese ticks were found on 21 species. Dr. Daniel E. Sonenshine of Old rominion College has already identified most of the ticks, some of which were first records for the various host species.

The greatest rarity of the fall was the first known hybrid between Blackpoll Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush. A detailed description

of this bird will be published in ~ Auk (Short and Robbins).

The Ocean City OR site attracted helpers and guests as usual. During the seven weeks, there were nine handers and fifty-one helpers "Helpers" are the vital record keepers, statisticians, weighers, • photographers, net-tenders and toters . Visitors particularly weekends total ed 72; with 16 on Sept. 18th and 23 on Sept: 25th. '

While migration seemed to be later than usual, the irregular i•dnter visitors (~ed-breasted Nutha tch, Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak and Purple

ch) arrived early because of the food shortage in northern New England apd eastern Canada.

As a summary: In 1965 -.,e barxled our first Bluebird, first Gambel• s ~te-crowned Sparrow , and lJ Saw-whet Owls. The best day was October 25,

th 1282 banded. The largest number of a single species as 3092 }ty-rtle arb lers and the total birds banded were 10,068 of 112 species, not to

nention those handled as "repeats. 11

One phenonema which may be interesting was noted on October 2nd rdth many tree swallows flying south at 9:30 a.m. and as many flying' 1orth at 10:30 a.m.

On September 18, 1965 , Bill Clark banded a Solitary Vireo at the lcean City station, and it repeated on September 22; but on September .._6, 1965, Hr. William Peppe r recaptured it at Island Beach, N. J . This s the first record I know of when one of our birds from O R moved north .

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Daily Banding Totals, Ocean City, Maryland, September - November, 1965

Oct. Nov. Season October

Date 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total 1 2 Total

1 1 Canada Goose Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 3 2 5

Bobwhite 1 1 1 0 1

Sora American Woodcock 1 1 1 3 5

Mourning Dove 1 1 3

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 2 1 1 7 10 0 6

Black-billed Cuckoo Saw-whet Owl 2 2 3 1 1 9 1 3 13

1 1 l.fhiE-J2oor-will 1 Bel ted Kingfisher Yellow-shafted Flicker 2 3 2 4 1 1 3

4 1 1 3 61 114 0 3

Red-headed Woodpecker Yel.-bellied Sapsucker 14 3 1 1 1 2 111 132

Hai ry Wood:2ecker 1 1 1

Down:y Woodpec ker 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 22 28

Gt. Crested Flycatcher 1 1 5

Eastern Phoebe 1 7 8 1 3 1 2 47 3 58 0 4

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 2 Acadian Flzcatcher 1 1 Traill's Flyca tcher Least Flycatcher 1 1

4 12 1 1

Empidonax sp. E. Wood Pewee 1 5 29

0 1 Oli ve-sided Flycatch er 6 Tree Swallow Blue Jay 1 1 3

5 5 0 1

Carolina Chickadee White-breast ed Nuthatch 2 5 2 1 1 1 14 15

Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 25 3 47

Brown Creeper 7 7 3 20 1 1 2 56 r~ 2 11 1 1 4 14 2 5 5 1 196 1 4 271

House Wren 1 1 1 1 9 21

Winter Wren 1 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 2

Long-billed Marsh Wren Mockingbird 3 1 1 6 1 14

Cat bird 9 3l-1-10 7 7 1 4 4 2 2 1 4 1 1 144 1 1 299

Brown Thrash er 5 1 2. 2 1 1 3 1 36 1 103

Robin 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 19 2 3 4 40 2 1 90 3 22 121

Wood Thrush 2 1 1 1 18 27

Hermit Thrus h 20 4 25 3 6 12 1 1 2 136 8 3 2 87 6 2 322 5 31 360

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10 11 12 13 14 !2_ 16 17 18 19 20 Oct. Nov, Season

Ocean Cit y 1 1965 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total I"2" Total

Swainson's Thrush 15 35 2 7 8 1 1 1 1 5 1 160 1 329 Gray-cheeked Thrush 3 24 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 128 192 Veery 1 10 12 30 Eastern Bluebird 0 1 1 Blue -~ ay Gnatcatcher

2 l4 0 1

Gol den -cro,me d Kinglet 3 4 7 3 3 2 1 3 12 4 1 2 4 77 1 11 89 Ruby-crowned Ki nglet 1 17 6 4 1 2 8 4 1 2 11 84 35 4 3 15 1 1 252 6 271 Cedar Waxwing 3 1 1 11 1 50 Sta rling 0 2 White-e ye d Vireo 1 1 3 Ye llow-throated Vireo 1 3 Solitary Vireo 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 10 Red-eyed Vireo 2 6 1 5 1 1 2 28 97 Philadelphia Vireo 2 3 15 Warbl in~ Vireo 0 1 Blk. -&-white Warbler 1 5 1 2 1 19 9 Worm-eaU .ng Warbler 0 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 2 1 1 7 12 Nashville Warbl er 1 1 3 7 Parula Warbler 1 4 16 Ye llow Warbler 0 12 Magnolia Warbler 1 9 2 25 88 Cape May Warbler 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 14 59 Elk-throated Blue Warbler 1 4 2 4 1 30 75 Myrt le Warbler 32 J.8+ 144 3:ll 69 61 ll4 70 2 93 147 23 44 4o 75 311-34o 1 r6 162 a6 88 74 2879 59 142 3092 Bllt -throate d Green Warbl er 1 l 4 17 Chestnut-sided Warbl er 1 1 1 4 7 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 7 Blackpoll Warbl e r 5 7 7 7 1 2 3 1 2 5 3 1 79 152 HYBRID Blkp oll X No,W'thr. 0 1

Pin e Warbler 1 1 2 2 Prairie Warbler 1 1 9 w. Palm Warbler 2 3 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 42 1 79 Ovenbird 5 1 1 17 64 Nort hern Wate r th.rush 2 1 1 r{ 77 Kentucky Warbler 0 l Connecticut Warbler 1 1 1 1 6 12 Mourning Warbler 0 1 Yellowthroat 1 5 3 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 43 145 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1 3 27

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Oct. Nov. Season Ocean City, 1965 10 11 12 13 14 !2_ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2.8 29 30 31 Total 12 Total -------------Hooded Warbler 1 2 Wilson's Warbler l l 11 Canada Warbler 0 5 American Redstart l l 2 l 1 l 1 1 l 26 319 House SJ2arr ow l l l 3 3 Red -winge d Blackbird l l 2 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 4 49 Rusty Blackbird l l Brown-headed Cowbird 1 1 2 2 Scarlet TanB.ger l 1 8 37 Summer 'l'anager 0 Cardinal l 7 2 11 1 21 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 26 Indigo Bunting 1 2 5 1 2 l 2 21 35 rr:veninf;'; Grosbeak 0 2 2 Purple l<'inch 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 14 2 4 22 Pine Siskin 0 1 2 3 American Goldfinch l 1 l 1 l 1. 2 10 3 4 23 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 12 12 14 2 1 4 4 3 1 2 3 2 l . 3 78 1 3 92 Savannah Sparrow 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1. 1 5 2 3 8 60 5 1 77 Grasshopper Sparrow 1. l 2 Sharp-tailed Sparrow l l l Vesper Sparrow l l 2 2 4 Slate-colored Jun co 1 6 5 29 l 50 4 5 21 l 7 6 3 233 52 18 12 321 38 25 907 20 101 1038 'I'ree SEar:l:'ow 1 1 2. 1 4 Chipp ing Sparrow 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 15 1 1 17 Field Sparrow 3 3 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 13 2 3 3 8 2 1 52 2 10 64 White-crowned Sparrow 1 1 7 3 1 14 2 16 Ga.mbel's White-crowned Sp. 0 1 1 White -throated Sparrow 1 87 44 13 3 1 13 2 2 258 82 25 10 .161. 3l 6 773 4 20 819 Fox Sparrow 2 1 7 10 2. 8 20 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 1 3 7 11 Swamp Sparrow 6 6 5 5 l 4 9 9 5 2 2 1 3 14 16 12 5 25 15 18 173 6 6 190 Song Sparrow 3 1 8 8 6 4 6 6 1 2 7 4 4 4 11 7 15 8 17 5 11 158 6 13 195

{_ 518 423 84 290 115 34 70 1282 276 947 153 131 Total banded 107 277 153 167 92 205 60 123 573 234 202 7435 411 10,058

f 478 475 471 467 497 236 523 466 515 534 538 448 Net-hours 1._ 480 477 473 410 470 507 395 522 492 514 531 549 14,118

Max. no. of nets 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 45 45 46 46 46 48 48 43 48 48 48 50 50 52 52 52

Z-3BA News - Vol. 29, No. 1

HOW TO MAKE A CHICKADEE TRAP By Franklin McCamey

Reprinted from the Workshop ~anual, Vol. 4 1 1965

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS - Trap Body Cutting V/elded Wire Mesh

Tin snips or shears Diagonal clippers Metal cutting blade on portable saw

Bending vlelded Wire Mesh Use fiat iron bar on edge of workbench to make the bend, and a, harrnner to fonn the wires around the bend. It is easier to ma the bends between the cross wires of the mesh.

Remove sharp ends Diagonal clippers File - 811 mill cut Grind.i.n g ,·iheel on 1/4" drill or bench grinder

USE GOGGLES I Soldering

Hold joints -with clip s for alignment Apply flux with brllsh - Tinners Flux for galvanized metal Heat th e joints (not too hot!) and apply sold er

Do not dist,urb joint until surface of solder turns dull.

CONSTRUCTION OnRATIONS - MechaniSlll Cut 1112 wire to rough lengths and flatten carefully on hardwood bl o1 Bend eyele t s an d loops where needed (See diagram ) Bend trig ger parts to shape - make treadl e and door assemblies.

Measure len gth required bet,ie en bends - mark be nding points with red , iax penc il - ben d around pin for forming eyelets.

Hake pivot and bearing joints - Irriproved type Solde r disc to lo op Drill hole slightly la rg er than wire to be used for shaft Insert wire shaft and appzy drop of solder on the end of

the shaft. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS - Bait Pan

Fold up 1-1/2" all around side s of 7" x 9-1/2" blank sheet of metal copper, tin, or zinc . Use aluminum and rivets if desired.

Solder corners Drill drainage holes in bottom

ASSEMBLY Bend sides into rectan gle shape Solder top in place Cut out door opening, smooth edges Solder treadle supports in place - drill holes Place tre adle in position Solder in front and middle braces on bottom (or solder in bottom

if trap is to have one) Solder in upper tri gger parts Solder door assembly in posi t ion

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ASSEMBLY (continued) . Fasten bait pan :in position - solder on nvets Sold er handle and add door catch Balance trigger me chanism . . Important! Wash entire trap Ill water to remove so~denng acids. P · t wit h spray enamel from pressure can - black is best.

aJ.n II 8 11 6 1/ 2 11 MATERIALS REQUIRED - One Chi ckadee Trap. 12 x x11

-11 Welde d Wire l" x 1/ 2" mesh , galva nized 50 x 8

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Sheet meta l (copper, tin, zin c x Solder 50-50 or 60-40 Tinners Flux

TOOLS NEEDED - Minimum for efficient work . . Electric drill - 1/4", with set of drill bits Gr:ind:ing wheel - 4 11

, #60 grit Solder:ing Iron, 100-watt or larger Metal shears, t:in snips Hammer Pli ers

Files

_ One long-nosed, with wire cutters One slip-jolllt, for gripping tightly Diagonal wire-cutters One 10-lllch, flat, mill cut One 6-:inch, trian gular, mill cut

Alligator clips - 4 or more Useful accessories :

Squeez e cli p s or hog rin gs Jenson cli p s or blank bands

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SOME AGE RECORns OBTAINED AT MILBRIOOE, 1'!AIN1 . By G. Hapgood Park s

Of the bi rd s lll clud ed in the follo1 •iin g table the Herrin g Gull was ded as a local nestli ng on Jordan's Del ig ht Island l es s tha n 3 ndle s

a.nm our 1-:bnhonon' s Cove (Hilb ri dge, l{ain e) bandi ng s tation. Thi s bird ro found, on July J O, tang l ed in th e t wine of a ·weir a ·t Monhonon • s

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Spe cie s Sex Banded Reca ptured Time Elap sed (1965 ) Yr s . fos .Dys .

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U --- Aug 3, 1 6o --- Jul 19 - - 4 11 16 Hermit Thrush IT --- Oct 2 , 1 60 --- Jul 1 9 -- l,1, 9 17

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LIVE ALBINO BIRDS WANTED

The se veral short articles in the last is sue of J!:BBA News concerni ng e discovery and banding of albino bi rd s was of spe cial interest to me.

t~e course of the years, of course, numerous accounts of partial and 111plete albino birds han reached t he pages of ornithological journals.

t the pre sent time, I am working on ideas concerning the significance )it' black colorating in starlings and blackbirds. It is difficult or

ssible to test some of these ideas direct]y t•n.thout white indivi,dual s . far , n0 one has come up with a satisfactory mechanism for bleaching

i>irds without breaking doi.m fea th er s tructure as well. Therefore , natural binos are our only sou r ce of experi.n3ntal birds. I i.,onder if it m:i.ght

e p<:>ssi,ble to place a req ue s t in t he pages of your publicati on f or white arlin gs or blackbirds. I would be gl ad to pay t he cos t of havin g the rds shipped alive by air to me. The best way t o make adequate shippi ng

ngements is to call me a t th e Uni versi .ty of Calif ornia at Davis ; the ber here is Area Code 916 , 753-4 011, ext. 2364. On weekends or at ht I can be reached at my home phone, Area Code 916 , 753-3281 .

_iam ~- Hamilt on II I , Assistant Pr ofess or of Zool ogy , Universit y of if ol"nia , Davis • California 95616